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Taking the Horse’s Thinking into Account
http://centraloregontrailcourse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/images4.jpgby Danica Yates (reprinted with Permission) Too often with dressage training and horse training in general, methods are forced upon the animals without attention being paid to what the animal is thinking. Horses will often submit to pressures but never …
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Tagged danica yates, discipline, dressage, dressage horse, Equestrian, equestrian riding, equine, forward free walk, gaits, half pass, horse, Horse trainer, horse trainers, horseback riding, horseback riding lessons, horsemanship, impulsion, leg aids, leg cues, leg pressure, moving out, Oregon, professional horse training, relaxed, sporthorses, training, western horse
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Walk Breaks
by Danica Yates reprinted with permission The significance of taking walk breaks can often be overlooked in the process of training sporthorses. Each of the three gaits is important and should be developed evenly. Developing a relaxed, forward free walk …
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Tagged danica yates, discipline, dressage, dressage horse, Equestrian, equestrian riding, equine, forward free walk, gaits, half pass, horse, Horse trainer, horse trainers, horseback riding, horseback riding lessons, horsemanship, impulsion, leg aids, leg cues, leg pressure, moving out, Oregon, professional horse training, relaxed, sporthorses, training, western horse
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‘Pet Him’, Properly Releasing with the Inside Rein
http://s1.hubimg.com/u/756496_f260.jpgby Danica Yates (reprinted with permission) What happens when you ride your horse and give with the inside rein? Next time you ride, try it out. At any gait, establish contact and softness and then reach your inside hand forward …
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Tagged Bend Oregon, central oregon, danica yates, discipline, dressage, dressage horse, Equestrian, equestrian riding, equine, forward free walk, gaits, half pass, horse, Horse trainer, horse trainers, horseback riding, horseback riding lessons, horsemanship, impulsion, leg aids, leg cues, leg pressure, moving out, Oregon, professional horse training, relaxed, sporthorses, training, western horse
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The Critical Riding Errors Atop A Rearing Horse
by Jeffrey Rolo (reprinted with permission) Every year horse owners experience serious injuries or even tragic deaths while riding their cherished equine companions. One of the more significant causes of rider injury is a rider being tossed from a rearing …
Quite Hands
by Danica Yates (reprinted with Permission) My partner is tree guy, not a horse person. But he is interested in dressage and asked me one morning at breakfast, “So when you are riding, doing like a half pass or something, …
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Tagged danica yates, discipline, dressage, dressage horse, Equestrian, equestrian riding, equine, forward free walk, gaits, half pass, horse, Horse trainer, horse trainers, horseback riding, horseback riding lessons, horsemanship, impulsion, leg aids, leg cues, leg pressure, moving out, Oregon, professional horse training, relaxed, sporthorses, training, western horse
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Western to Dressage
http://centraloregontrailcourse.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/1924450_f520-300x224.jpgby Danica Yates (Reprinted with Permission) Each discipline in equestrian riding has training specifics that make the disciplines what they are. Western disciplines are characterized by short, slow movement and minimal contact on the reins. Dressage is founded on forward …
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Tagged contact, danica yates, discipline, dressage, dressage horse, Equestrian, equestrian riding, equine, forward free walk, gaits, half pass, horse, Horse trainer, horse trainers, horseback riding, horseback riding lessons, horsemanship, impulsion, leg aids, leg cues, leg pressure, moving out, Oregon, professional horse training, relaxed, sporthorses, training, western horse
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Soft Hands for Free Movement
by Danica Yates reprinted with permission In past articles, we have looked at axioms of Classical Dressage. Here is a very important one, ‘ride back to front.’ All too often, we see dressage horses who are pulled together with the …
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Tagged Bend Oregon, central oregon, danica yates, discipline, dressage, dressage horse, Equestrian, equestrian riding, equine, forward free walk, gaits, half pass, horse, Horse trainer, horse trainers, horseback riding, horseback riding lessons, horsemanship, impulsion, leg aids, leg cues, leg pressure, moving out, Oregon, professional horse training, relaxed, sporthorses, training, western horse
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Thank you for your support
Just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their support. Whether you’ve posted a comment, submitted an event, asked a trainer a question, answered a poll question or clicked on an ad and make a purchase – your …
Getting your horse ready for trail course obstacle training
http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=centralcom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0028EBTOCBy Shari Maguire If you haven’t read “Making a Pleasure Horse – Part 1 & 2”, than I suggest you do so now; the exercises mentioned in those articles should be applied to all horse training before you begin any …
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Tagged Bend Oregon, central oregon, CLinton Anderson, Equestrian, equestrian riding, equine, ground school, horse, horse facility, Horse trainer, horse trainers, horseback riding lessons, horsemanship, impulsion, leg aids, leg cues, leg pressure, Oregon, professional horse training, relaxed, safety, sending, Sisters Oregon, trail course, trail courses, trail horses, Trail Rides, trail riding, training, western pleasure, Western Pleasure Horses, Western Riding
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Here’s An Inexpensive Strategy To Convert Prospects Into Clients
by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission Our oldest son invited us recently to see his new apartment. It’s his third since leaving home. Instantly, memories of the tour of his first apartment flashed through my mind. You may have seen …
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Tagged boarding business, business systems, doug emerson, Equestrian, equine, equine business management, equine business skills, equine business tips, horse, horse business, horse facility, horse management practices, horsemanship, marketing, Profitable horseman, prospects
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All Systems are Go
by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission During the height of NASA’s space exploration program, the words that I loved to hear right before a launch were “All Systems Are Go”. Launching a rocket is no small feat, even for hundreds …
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Tagged boarding business, business systems, doug emerson, Equestrian, equine, equine business management, equine business skills, equine business tips, horse, horse business, horse facility, horse management practices, horsemanship, marketing, Profitable horseman, prospects, systems
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Survive or Thrive With Your Boarding Business?
by Doug Emerson (reprinted with permission) From the Horseman’s Dictionary: Broke (brok)- 1. a well trained horse 2. A chronic financial condition of a professional horseman who has too many slow paying clients Even during good economic times, some …
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Tagged boarding business, business systems, doug emerson, Equestrian, equine, equine business management, equine business skills, equine business tips, horse, horse business, horse facility, horse management practices, horsemanship, marketing, Profitable horseman, prospects
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Let Me Check My Calendar
I like to call the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve Reflections Week. There are pauses in the regular work schedule to tie up the loose ends of the year, relax a little and do some reflecting on what has happened in the past twelve months.
Your mind’s eye, given the right timing and environment, will replay the movie of 2009 for you to see what happened during the year. You may want to look at your written goals for the year and see how you did with the job of completion.
Posted in by Doug Emerson, The Profitable Horseman
Tagged boarding business, business systems, doug emerson, Equestrian, equine, equine business management, equine business skills, equine business tips, horse, horse business, horse facility, horse management practices, horsemanship, marketing, Profitable horseman, prospects
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