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"I have a 2 year old that I am fixing to start working with. What should I start off with first?"
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Dear Keith...
Friday, February 10, 2006
Hello
I have a 2 year old that I am fixing to start working with what should I start off with first. I take my halter off and put it back on every day when I feed her I want to get her ready to ride as soon as I can can you help
Thanks Allen |
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Suggested Article: "An Exercise For When You Can't Ride"
"Take your left hand and hold the lead rope as if it's the left rein. Pull the halter slowly toward yourself.
"Concentrate. Feel how much pressure it takes to bring that rope toward you. You should feel on your pinky how many ounces it...
from our Horse Ground Training series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Teach Neck Reining and more with the Clockwork Exercise"
This is called "The Clockwork Exercise" because you need to imagine four very large clocks, one underneath each of your horse's feet. When your horse moves any leg directly forward that leg is "stepping on twelve o'clock." When any leg moves...
from our Ask a Horse Trainer series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Solve Every Horse Problem"
This exercise, Hip-Shoulder-Shoulder, has become a "classic" exercise for one very big reason: It gives you control of your horse's stop. Every horse-related problem you can think of comes down to "going and stopping." "I can't get my horse to...
from our How to Train a Horse series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Three Step Stop Exercise"
"When you've mastered this exercise, the cool "upshot" is that if you're riding your horse, and his body is in the wrong position to pick up his lead, for instance, (maybe he's all "splayed out") then you can simply pick up the reins and drive him...
from our Ask a Horse Trainer series > read more |
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Suggested Article: "Four Things You Need to Train Your Horse"
Training a horse is pretty simple. It's four things: motivator, spot, direction, reward. That's all training a horse is. First, motivation. Do you have a job? What if I asked you to quit your job? What if I said I was going to hire you and give you...
from our Young Horse Training series > read more |
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