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"Get Your Back Up," from my FREE monthly newsletter
From the Learning to Ride a Horse Series:
"When you're teaching your horse to back up, remember that the farther you back up, the worse your back up gets. Think of it this way: If you want your horse to quiet down at a lope, you lope him, right? The longer you lope, the quieter the horse gets. And, yes, if you do this a lot, they'll get stronger and be able to go longer – but they will have learned to relax as long as you leave them alone as you ride. As long as you leave them alone and don't give them a reason to get more nervous, they'll relax. Just sit up there and…"
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A sample from Day 3:
"If the horse begins to back up you can either disengage to stop him or, easier, let him back up. If you disengage, immediately resume the even pressure and keep a calm attitude. If he backs, remember that he’ll have to stop sooner or later; just go for the ride. You’ll release when he drops his head, just the same. About half the horses will back at first - but they all learn to stop doing so rather quickly - so don’t be put off by it. Think about it: Backing takes energy, dropping their heads is easy. If the horse begins to walk forward, same answer.
Caveat: This exercise teaches the horse to place its head at a particular position based on your release. What often occurs when folks begin practicing is that the horse will try to avoid any bit pressure by dropping his head “too low” or by pulling away and down. That’a a typical reaction and easily fixed. Sometimes it happens days later when you’re working on another exercise. Whenever it happens, you simply begin holding the rein till the head gets into proper position and his pull softens, then release. The idea here is that the horse will learn that when you release the pressure, that’s where he’s to hold his head. This training concept holds true whether the head is too high or too low." - Print out from home
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"How to Put Your Horse for Sale Online"
Written by Stacey Christiansen
Whether you're a small operation with one horse for sale, or you have a barn full of ‘horse for sale' signs, you can take advantage of the limitless audience of the internet to get your horses in front of prospective buyers. There are two ways to advertise your horse online: using someone else's web site or using your own. The advantages and disadvantages of each option or outlined below to help you choose the option that will best fit your needs.
The fastest, easiest way to get your horse online is to use a one of the many equine sites that offer free or paid horse for sale listings. The advantages to using an existing equine site are:
• Popular sites already have a lot of buyers visiting every day.
• It's fast, easy and relatively inexpensive.
The disadvantages are:
• You have no control on marketing your horse.
• There are 1000's of horses for sale that buyers must search through to find your ad.
Another way to get your horse for sale online is to create your own web site. If you have multiple horses for sale every year, this is the way to go. The advantages to having your own web site are:
• Total control of the layout, content and marketing of your horse.
• Only your horses are listed on the site so you're not competing with other breeders.
The disadvantages to creating your own web site are:
• It takes a little longer to get it set up and get visitors.
• It can be more expensive if you only have 1 or 2 horses to sell.
Regardless of which method you use to sell your horses, they are key ingredients that should be included in every horse for sale ad. They are:
• The horse's name, parentage, and registration information.
• Pictures and/or videos of the horse.
• Description of the horse's personality, habits, and overall health.
• Status of worming, vaccinations and hoof care.
• Description of any training the horse has had.
• Description of shows, events or activities the horse has participated in.
• The price.
• Contact information: email address (a must!), phone number, web site address, farm address.
Horse buyers are using the internet every day. Other benefits of advertising your horse sale online include: additional exposure for your farm, stable or breeding business; you'll meet new friends and potential partners who share your passion for horses; and the internet gives you the ability to expand your market outside your local area. Take advantage of that audience and put your horse for sale online.
Stacey Christiansen has been working in the internet industry for over 10 years. Her web site, http://www.domain-horse.com , offers everything horse sellers need to get online, and provides articles and resources from training tips to technical help about setting up your own website. Mrs. Christiansen lives on a farm in Iowa with her husband and 8 horses.
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