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My filly I have broken to ride and been working on breaking to drive has reached another milestone! With the help of my driving instructor (plus one of her riding clients) we got her fully hooked up. She has been pretty unimpressed by the culmination of her training to this point. Of course after dragging tires and PVC pipes around the cart isn' ( Read more... )

Hi guys! My trainer teaches combined driving and dressage, and he's been doing this series of biweekly online classes. Since his next class is relevant to folks in all disciplines, I figured I would pass along the info here in case anyone was interested in the class. The classes are affordable, scheduled at two days/times, and you get a ( Read more... )

Hello equestrian peeps. I'm interested in your opinions on backing/starting/breaking horses, specifically the pros and cons of doing this inside the horse's stall ( Read more... )

Zetahra is my three-and-a-half year-old filly ( you know, the one with all the hair) and has been my main focus and project this year. I got her greenbroke to ride this Spring and have shifted my focus to her driving. On the riding side I've taken her out on trails twice, to the local horse park/public arena, and done a bit in my own little arena ( Read more... )

Any opinions on Jane Savoie's "Guide to Training a Happy Horse" DVD/CD/book collection? I've been reading some of her articles and blog and watching some of her videos, and she seems to make a ton of sense and I'm interested in learning more. I don't know that I want to pay almost $1000 for dvds though! www.janesavoie.com/happyhorse for ( Read more... )

Hi everyone!  I was curious to hear about experiences with Natural Horsemanship and why you think it did or did not work with the horse it was tried on.  I am not looking for opinions on what you think about NH as a whole, but you could delve into why think certain methods do or do not work.  Examples can be personal experiences or things you've ( Read more... )

I lease a 10 year old TB gelding, who until about 3 months ago I rode about 4-5 days a week. The he had some inuries, I had some injuries and I didn't ride much. When he was sound again but I still wasn't, some of the girls in the barn rode him a few times here and there but nothing consistently. I live in southwest Oklahoma, we're in the middle ( Read more... )

one of my favorite horsemen, ray hackett, is going to be teaching natural horsemanship (including rehab) in hudson, ma this summer. you can sign up by the day or week, and earn hours towards ma licensing if you're working that way. contact me and i'll send you the form, or you can reach him directly at neworldride@aol.com :)

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I finally bit the bullet and went out to South Australia to train with my long-term teacher Steve Halfpenny of Silversand Horsemanship.

It's been an intense and superfun couple of weeks and I've learned a whole lot. I've been posting daily updates as the course has been going on and now I'm heading home they're collected under an 'Australia' tag ( Read more... )