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Guest Blog Post # 41: "Put De Posit Here, Not Dere" by Bill Woods

Put De Posit Here, Not Dere Bill Steinkraus was a show jumping icon of the 1960s and winner of the individual gold medal in that discipline on Snowbound at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. At a clinic I attended years ago, he was speaking of schooling a hot horse that

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Question # 229, and Video # 70: Problems with halting!

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Question # 228: My mare is 14, and she has NEVER been good with ground poles. She loves to jump, and is happy to jump small cross rails up to about 3'3" (for now!), but under saddle she consistently trips over poles on the ground...

Educational Discussions

Discussion # 97: Where are this rider's seat bones pointing?

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Question # 227: My horse is an “energy conservationist.” Out on cross-country or in the stadium ring, he is inspired to be reasonably forward and balanced. In the dressage ring? Not so much. The current struggle is canter quality...

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Question # 226: I have a rescue TB (starved, not raced that we know of) who I fostered and trained (and then adopted) and have had for over a year. I've been working on my half seat and trying to get her braver, going on hacks and practicing cross-country

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Photo # 59: This is Kellyn and her horse Rowan!

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Guest Blog Post # 40: "The Walk of (Your) Life" by Bill Woods

You hear a lot of contradictory advice about training the walk. One line of reasoning goes: Unlike the trot or canter, the walk has no natural impulsion to it. Without this willing self-motivation, the rider can easily introduce tension or restriction that's hard to get rid of. The

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Getting Through the Trot Up At a Three Day Event

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Question # 225: Sometimes my horse's otherwise nice canter feels like it becomes four beat-y and almost lateral. What causes this, and what can I do about it? (Tina)

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Question # 224: I have an OTTB who is getting more used to going places away from the stable. He is actually quite calm when we go to shows or clinics alone. But when we trailer with someone (even a new horse)...

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Brianna's Blog Post # 7

Jack of All Trades, Master of None Phewww! What a wild ride! Between 3 horses 2 months and 1 rider, I have had the time of my life! The past few weeks have been complete insanity in and of its own and it wasn't all between a red