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Training: Western
Pick Up Those Feet!
Horses
get lazy just like we do. Sometimes it's a little thing, such as they don't pick
up their feet or they don't watch where they're going. While a sudden,
noticeable difference might indicate a health problem that you should
investigate with your vet, if your horse has just gotten lazy,... | read »
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Training: Western
from the pages of Rodeo
Training a Head Horse
Not everybody in the industry can afford to go buy a finished rope horse that's ready to go to the rodeos. Whether you're a young kid learning to rope or an older team roper living on a fixed income, you might not be able to go out and buy the best head horse or heel horse on the market. I don't... | read »
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Training: Western
from the pages of Rodeo
Training Yourself to React in the Roping Arena
Practice is the way we train ourselves to react when it comes time in the rodeo arena or team roping pen. What we do over and over using repetition time and time again is basically the response that we're going to call on come rodeo time. Our reactions are set by the repeated team roping patterns... | read »
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Training: Western
Time to Ride
Starting a
horse under saddle and bridle and teaching him to carry a rider are always
challenging tasks. Becky Siler carried that process a step further when she
decided to take a 2-year-old Moyle horse raised on the ranges of
Idaho and turn him into an endurance
mount.
Becky cares... | read »
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Training: Western
Finding More Time for Fun
Your already-demanding schedule probably includes a job and caring
for your family, but you still must find time to keep your horse's environment
clean and safe, his body healthy and fit and his training fun and on track. How
can you possibly get it all done? Well, sometimes you don't. You... | read »
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Training: Western
Training a Buddy-Sour or Barn-Sour Horse with John Lyons
Horses love the familiar even more than we do, so getting
separated from home or friends is legitimate cause for upset. But like us, our
horse can't always have things the way he wants them, so we have to help him
deal with the emotional trauma he's experiencing. Through training a... | read »
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Training: Western
from the pages of Rodeo
Never Stop Trying to Improve
Having started roping as a little kid--roping whatever would move, from
dogs
to other kids--I went through all the steps. I started in junior
rodeo, then
progressed through high school rodeo, college and amateur rodeo,
plus lots of team roping
jackpots. Who knew it would turn out like... | read »
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Training: Western
from the pages of Trail Rider
Training a Spooky Horse
With good reason, trail riders are preoccupied with spooking. Some ask
for a "spookproof" or "bombproof" mount. When I'm faced with that particular
request from a prospective buyer, I have to choke back sarcasm. I want to say,
"Wouldn't you rather have a spooky horse that's actually alive?"... | read »
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Training: Western
from the pages of Trail Rider
Crossing Narrow Water
Question: I've owned my 13-year-old Arabian gelding for about a year. He's generally responsive and willing, but he has a problem crossing narrow waterways. He's fine crossing water that's six feet wide or more. How can I teach him to comfortably cross narrow waterways? -- R.D. Fletcher, Applegate,... | read »
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Training: Western
from the pages of Rodeo
Jake Barnes Horse Maintenance 101
If you rope or rodeo, your horse is one of your biggest assets. But if there's
any injury bothering him, he's not going to give you 110 percent. The good team roping and rodeo
horses are few and far between, so you need to take care of them. Every horse is
a little different in his... | read »
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| Question: I have a 7-year-old grade-horse gelding that’s very receptive to training. I'm aware of the importance of bonding — that is, building mutual respect and trust to create a positive relationship. I was wondering whether you could suggest some specific exercises... | read |
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