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Question # 216: I am looking at horses to buy, and am not entirely sure I am ready for a young green horse. Would you consider a 12 year old horse "old"? (Anonymous)
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Question # 215: I have a question about riding circles in a dressage test. Do you have any tips for riding a good shape? My last test I got marked down for the shape of my circle...
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Quiz # 23: Who can tell us what constitutes "willful delay" as it pertains to the timing of your cross country course?
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Question # 214: What are the best things to do for a horse that is heavy on its forehand? Especially OTTBs that have been pulled on a lot? Thanks! (Jen)
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Question # 212: How do you get a horse into water he has not seen before? Cisco backed up 3x before he walked into the water at Inavale. We were eliminated. I was kicking him, giving him a loose rein and telling him it was ok. (Catherine)
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Question # 211: At a recent ODE I was pulled up for my horse having his head in the air going into fences. He is an ex-racer and was excited - jumps very well at home - any advice? (Jess)
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Question # 210: I recently bought a nice 14 year old Oldenburg mare that has been used as a lesson horse for several years. She is sweet, quiet, responsive to my leg; but the most stiff and resistant in the bridle that I have ever come across...
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Question # 209: I have a student who is leasing an 8 yr old TB for the summer. She has been having trouble getting him to focus on the fences during a course. He tends to almost zone out if there is too much time between the next fence...
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Question # 207: My lazy-type horse goes great at home, on trails and at clinics in a three-piece loose-ring snaffle. But, at our occasional foxhunts or when jumping even tiny things outside (away from home) he gets excited, runs through it ...
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