Okay, guys, this is just a little follow up from my post about the Kentucky Cup Vaulting competition last week. If you remember, Sam, the horse I ride, carried the Mt. Eden ** team, because their team horse went lame. They ended up winning the ** competition, and here is the video. Sorry, it won't embed on LJ for some reason. :(

( a little more about the vid and the competition )

Hi everyone :)

I've been riding for about six months now (I've had about 18 lessons) and I have a few questions about riding technique and riding equipment

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Hi everyone!

My horse Mossy has a wee problem,

She has the habit of putting her head down and pulling on the mouth when cantering. So much that it hurts my arms when I try to pull back which is no good as i am being pulled out the seat.

what can I do?


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Hi all, I've been on a brief hiatus from LJ, got hitched and went on a honeymoon-but now that I'm back in the States, Captain and I have really gotten down to work...only to find we have a pretty big issue.

The background:Captain is a just turned 7-year old Haflinger gelding; he was started at 2, and backed at 3; he was used mainly to pull a cart ( Read more... )

I'm so excited about the progress Libby and I have made in the two months I've been leasing her. Last night I got her to do a nice, even, SLOW canter... AWAY from the direction of the barn, in the field. Prior to this the moment we'd pick up speed (in the field, on the trail she's nearly angelic), she'd be dragging me to the barn. And she ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! I recently started leasing a Tennessee Walking Horse mare. I have some questions for you all..
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My pony has started cantering disunitedly loose in the field, and I was wondering if anyone has experienced this/has any ideas as to why she might be doing it.

Just over 10 weeks ago she pulled her stifle and was off work for 6 weeks.  Due to exams I spent the first 3 weeks of working her doing mainly hacking with a little free schooling from time ( Read more... )

I, dressage enthusiast, plan to lease a gaited horse.  I am looking for advice on arena exercises, tack, and training.

The situation:

Recently I have fallen in love with a particular horse at a barn that my best friend owns and operates.  Ace, the beast in question, is a Tennessee Walking Horse in his early teens.  As I will be moving to her area ( Read more... )

 Hello everyone, I'm new but have a question:

Have you got any tips on how I can teach my jumping pony to do automatic flying changes?
When I flip him onto the other rein he will change with his front end but not with his back legs, and then he gets upset and frustrated.
Any ideas?
Thanks
 

Okie dokes, so. My horse was a pacer on the track for about two years, where they forebode cantering. Now that he's my little pleasure horse, we need to work on that. I have some idea of where to start...but not much. What we've done so far: Having his land in a canter from a small crossrail jump, or simply asking for the canter in corners, where ( Read more... )