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Training: Performance
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Little Red Flags
With timed-event horses, we're always watching for little red
flags--and not just those that the flagger waves at the timer line!
Timed-event horses, especially those who compete often, are
susceptible to developing problems or issues associated with competition.
Learning to recognize the... | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Online Exclusives
Horse Racing: Face the Truth
August 15, 2008 | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Perfect Horse
It's All Fun and Games
If you were lucky enough to grow up with horses, you probably
know what fun it was to hang out, play games with your friends, and bond with
your horse over long days in the saddle. As we get older, our "adult" tendencies
are to slow down, let the kids have the fun, and watch longingly at the... | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Trail Rider
9 Equine Expo Tips
You've experienced (or heard about) those jam-packed, exciting
equine weekends. At equine expos around the country, you can shop for the newest
tack, find out about new products, attend clinics and demonstrations, check out
horses of most every breed, and find out about local and national... | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Skill-Building: A Stitch at a Time
Have you ever watched riders work patterns at dressage shows,
reining competitions, or jumping events? Done well, the performances look
effortless. And while those patterns may seem like strictly a competitive
pursuit, guess what? Riding patterns offers each of us a way to improve how we... | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Horse Journal
Proper Warm-Up
There are many different opinions about how a horse should be warmed
up prior to exercise. Unfortunately, there is not much available in terms of
formal equine research to validate anyone's opinion. With flight as the horse's major defense mechanism, he comes
endowed by nature with... | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Horse Journal
Rails are the Building Blocks
The most basic (and useful) piece of gymnastic jumping equipment is,
simply, rails, either natural-colored or painted. You can use them to do
anything. And you can set as few as three and as many as 10 of them at a certain
distance to trot or canter through them, or you can place them... | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Horse Journal
Gymnastic Exercises Can Improve Your Horse's Performance
Any sport we do with our horses is an athletic activity, and, just
like humans, horses aren't all born athletically equivalent. Some are stronger,
faster, quicker, more coordinated and more agile than others. Just as with us,
it depends on how they're built. | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Learning the Ropes with John Lyons
Your horse is studiously ignoring you. you are in the round pen
and
you have a nice new lariat you want to try out. You've never handled a
lariat before, but it looks pretty straightforward. You toss one end of
the rope
toward your horse's hip. Well, over the withers seems to work.
He... | read »
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Training: Performance
from the pages of Perfect Horse
The Mental Challenge
Do you know this
competitor? She's serious about
participating in timed events. She
loves riding and works constantly to make her horse work correctly. Her
practice is perfect, and she is capable of exceptional runs. Her horse is talented, athletic, and capable. She takes
great care of... | read »
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