Sponsored by Danica Yates ~ Developing Connected Communication and Enhancing Free Movement
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 hand. These horses may appear ‘round’ …
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Sponsored by Danica Yates ~ Developing Connected Communication and Enhancing Free Movement
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, are you telling the horse every …
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Sponsored by Danica Yates ~ Developing Connected Communication and Enhancing Free Movement
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 towards his ears to release pressure. …
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Sponsored by Danica Yates ~ Developing Connected Communication and Enhancing Free Movement
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 fully understand what they are supposed …
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Sponsored by Danica Yates ~ Developing Connected Communication and Enhancing Free Movement
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 can help improve the other …
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Western Dressage: A Journey into Good Riding
Every rider I know can tell about at least one ride that they had with their horse where everything went right and both horse and rider enjoyed the experience. The problem is that those “perfect rides” never seem to happen for a …
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On Behalf of the Oregon Western Dressage Association:
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Western States Cowboy Dressage Weekend When: February 16, 2013 @ 9:00 AM – February 17, 2013 @ 4:00 PM Where: Jackson County Fairgrounds, Central Point, Oregon Just when you thought your weekend in February couldn’t get any better, we …
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Tami J Nordman just added her event, Cantastic, to our Community Events Calendar and you can too!
Our Community Events Calendar is provided by CentralOregonTrailHorse.com as a community service. Since community events are provided by organizers and may change without notice, we advise …
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A team of researchers at Michigan State University’s (MSU) McPhail Equine Performance Center offers hope to horse owners facing underrun heel and flat-footed woes with a 16-month study examining the short-term and long-term effects of a specific barefoot trimming technique on hoof conformation.
In the study, seven previously barefoot horses were trimmed every six weeks …
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Planning an event for 2013? Central Oregon Trail Horse provides free event listings in our Community Events Calendar for ANY horse-related activity! There is no charge to add your event, this is part of our service to the community. To add your event, go to http://centraloregontrailhorse.com/submit-an-event/ (if you know of …
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Avoid heartbreak; before taking possession of your next horse, make sure the person selling him has the authority to do so… ask questions! http://www.netposse.com/newsviewer.asp?id=825
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Hey, fellow equestrians! Would you like to meet people to ride with? Or find out about new trails to ride? Then come join Oregon Equestrian Trails!!
We have fun group trail rides and campouts, we have interesting speakers on horse and trail riding topics at our monthly meetings, and we work closely …
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Trail riding has its rules and regulations pertaining to trail use and manners. How a person rides a trail can determine not only his own enjoyment but the safety of himself, his own horse and other trail users too.
What are some things you think people should think about when out on a trail ride?
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by Kristen Janicki, Department of Animal and Food Sciences – 4AF-06MO reprinted with permission
Hiring a judge for a horse show is one of the most important aspects of horse show management, but it may also be the most difficult. The success of the horse show is often dependant on the performance of the judge, …
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