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How Much Time Should You Spend Training Your Horse
Each horse is different and the amount of time to spend on training depends on the age of the horse, the physical condition, where the horse is at in his training and his personality. By personality I mean his emotional level. Is the horse flighty or calm, willful or compliant? These factors determine how quickly the horse can learn.
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The Simple Bit
Believe me, bits are simple. There are only two kinds. (There are plenty of variations.) Neither kind of bit can work miracles. Both kinds can be used to inflict pain. At the same time many advertisements state their bit will never cause the horse any discomfort, and will solve training problems. Impossible! Ask most horsemen and you’ll be surprised to discover few know much about bits. Few can give an accurate definition of either kind. Worst of all, few know how the bit they are using actually works.
Horsemanship
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The Magnificent Met Mounted Police Return To Olympia, The London International Horse Show
Adding to this year’s stellar line-up of entertainment, the Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police will be returning with their breath-taking Activity Ride, a phenomenal demonstration of skill and bravery as they negotiate hazards, portraying complete trust between horse and Officer. Expect horses jumping through a solid paper wall, fire, and many more edge-of-the-seat moments as the horses boldly illustrate their nerves of steel, in perfect formation.
The Camp Cook: Kurt Winner
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve Like The French: Gougeres
Fireworks exploding, people cheering, champagne corks popping; the familiar sounds of New Year’s...
Here is some of the latest equine news!
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Feeding the WEG Horses: 2,945 Bales of Hay Eaten in Week One
by Jenni Autry on September 20, 2018 at 3:30 pm
What goes into feeding all of the horses during the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games? Kentucky Equine Research is the Official Equine Nutritionist of Tryon, and they coordinated getting familiar feeds from around the world to the horses […]
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Weekly OTTB Wishlist from Cosequin: Turkey Transformation Edition
by Abby Powell on September 20, 2018 at 1:00 pm
The 2018 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover is fast approaching and the Nation Media team is extra excited this year because a few of our own will be competing with their project ponies. Horse Nation […]
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My Mom’s First Cross Country Schooling Ever
by Mallory Stiver on September 20, 2018 at 12:38 pm
I feel like the moms of eventing do not nearly get enough recognition for everything they do. For over 10 years now, my mom has been me and my sister’s biggest supporter in all of […]
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Thursday News & Notes from Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS)
by Kate Samuels on September 20, 2018 at 4:03 am
So now the excitement over the dressage and the eventing is over, but the game goes on with show jumping for three days in a row! I watched a fair amount yesterday, and while I’m […]
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WEG Happy Hour, Sept. 19: Vaulters, Jumpers & Para Dressage
by Kristen Kovatch on September 20, 2018 at 12:00 am
Each day Horse Nation presents a pint-sized recap from the World Equestrian Games. Today: The action is heating up in Tryon with three disciplines on the schedule today: get the pint-sized recap on the day’s […]
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Box Qutie Euthanized Due to Injury Sustained at WEG
by Leslie Threlkeld on September 19, 2018 at 10:18 pm
We are devastated to report that Box Qutie, ridden by Sweden’s Anna Freskgård in the eventing competition at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, was euthanized today due to complications from an injury sustained during t […]