Language of Long Lining

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I teach many of my students long lining because it helps them understand and feel the concept of how to have a horse...

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Staying Level

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There are four basic shapes or ‘top lines’ of its neck and head that a horse can use to express itself. High-headed while inverted, low-headed, level-head- ed and high-headed while ‘rounded.’ High-headed and inverted (or ‘hollow’) causes the most problems, so we’ll start...

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Proper Alignment and Balance

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Proper alignment and balance are key training concepts, without which it is impossible to produce the rounded frame necessary to compete...

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Giving Up Control to Gain Control

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Almost all of the riders reacted to the horses who pushed through their inside legs by doing one of two things – they either simply ignored the horse’s little quirk or they madly spurred or used the whip to the girth/barrel of their horses as they shied away from the people at the gate in an attempt to ‘teach the horse to respect the leg.’ The German rider, however, did something quite...

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Re-Training Thoroughbreds

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Wherever I go, at almost every clinic, I find a rider or two struggling with a Thoroughbred “off-the-track.” Despite their incredible heart and athletic ability, Thoroughbreds from the track are notorious for being unpredictable and...

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Training Horses to Drive

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Chris on considerations prior to teaching a horse to...

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