Category: Blog
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Working equitation: hard work, and time will reward the impatient.
I attended a local WE event this past weekend—primarily to support a friend who was competing and who has played a key role in helping establish the sport in this part of the country. I left with a few interesting observations. Most of the riders were beginners. While they handled walk, trot, and lope reasonably…
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Diverging Paths: Understanding Horse Professionals and Their Goals
Keyboard warriors from divergent background experiences all want to be right all of the time – for some reason horsemanship attracts more egos than any other activity I have participated in. For me, I take a little of everything and create my own matrix.
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Colt Starting: What Does That Even Mean?
My advice if you want to get a colt started “do it yourself” if you lack the nerve or the inclination to learn, get an older horse that has already been through the school of hard knocks.