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The Trouble with Tom Thumb
The Trouble with Tom Thumb By: Mark Rashid As a trainer and clinician I am always being asked a variety of horse-related questions. I think the single most common one asked, however, is “what kind of...
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Choosing Good, Quality Hay
Choosing Good, Quality Hay By: Cheryle McNamee-Sutor The Color of Good Hay: Dark Green – This is the color of well-grown alfalfa. Light-to-Medium Green – The color of well-stored grass hay. The hay was...
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Cleaning and Protecting Leather
Cleaning and Protecting Leather By: Cheryl McNamee-Sutor It is very important to care for your leather items from the first day you buy them. The most important reason to keep good care of your leather...
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Loud Bits Destroy Communication
Loud Bits Destroy Communication By: Dr. Ron Meredith A lot of people think you train horses with equipment. This is one of the biggest MythUnderstandings out there. Try this bit, try that bit. If those...
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Tools of the Training Trade: Equipment
Tools of the Training Trade: Equipment By: Dr. Ron Meredith There’s a lot of mythunderstandings out there about training equipment. Some people seem to believe that using a certain piece of equipment...
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Check your bit fit
Check your bit fit By: Cheryl McNamee-Sutor Proper bit fit is necessary in every riding discipline. When a bit does not fit a horse’s mouth properly, bad habits or injuries may result. If the horse has...
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Girth Pain
Girth Pain, it’s very real, and can be treated very effectively! By: Ian Bidstrup, BVSc (Hons), MACVSc (Equine Medicine), CertVetChiro. (AVCA), CertVetAcup (IVAS), Courtesy of Natural Horse Magazine...
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How to Fit a English Saddle
How to Fit a English Saddle By: Donna Mae Hastings I have put this information together to aid and assist you in searching for a saddle and to help you to take care of it once you get it. I hope this...
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How to Fit a Western Saddle
How to Fit a Western Saddle By: Donna Mae Hastings To fit a western saddle you must first measure your horse. You can’t call a tack shop and tell them you need a regular or wide tree and expect it to...
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Saddle Sore?
Saddle Sore? By Stan Dill It happens to the best of riders in the best of saddles. Painful saddle sores. I didn’t realize this myself until I personally tried over 40 saddles, panty hose, bike hose, no...
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