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Added on June 24, 2020 -- Length 1:42:00

Sensitive Horses - Bridling, Cinches, Ears, etc.

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Many times horses struggle with everyday items and tasks. These struggles are commonly attributed to physical issues: a problem with their teeth, an ulcer, something being 'out'. While that might be the case - and we always want our horses to be free of physical pain, the fact is that the issue can be a mental struggle. This can be an association with discomfort. A previous negative experience. A sensation that they've never liked and over time, has grown into a problem because it's never been addressed. Let's fix that. Learn some techniques in a positive style of horsemanship that allows your horse to overcome these issues and at the same time build a trusted connection.

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Sensitive Horses - Bridling, Cinches, Ears, etc.

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June 24, 2020 -- Length 1:42:00

Many times horses struggle with everyday items and tasks. These struggles are commonly attributed to physical issues: a problem with their teeth, an ulcer, something being 'out'. While that might be the case - and we always want our horses to be free of physical pain, the fact is that the issue can be a mental struggle. This can be an association with discomfort. A previous negative experience. A sensation that they've never liked and over time, has grown into a problem because it's never been addressed. Let's fix that. Learn some techniques in a positive style of horsemanship that allows your horse to overcome these issues and at the same time build a trusted connection.

Added on November 18, 2020 -- Length 1:31:31

Your New Horse or Colt - First Exercises

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Acquire a new horse? Starting a colt? Restarting a horse? These are all situations that call for some exercises that help you figure out exactly who your horse is and what you can do to start them off and help them progress. These exercises stem from our fundamental pillars of our style of horsemanship: Communication, Leadership and Athleticism. Join us for a session where we introduce some great exercises to get your relationship with your horse off to a great start.

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Your New Horse or Colt - First Exercises

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November 18, 2020 -- Length 1:31:31

Acquire a new horse? Starting a colt? Restarting a horse? These are all situations that call for some exercises that help you figure out exactly who your horse is and what you can do to start them off and help them progress. These exercises stem from our fundamental pillars of our style of horsemanship: Communication, Leadership and Athleticism. Join us for a session where we introduce some great exercises to get your relationship with your horse off to a great start.

Added on December 30, 2020 -- Length 1:21:17

Your New Horse or Colt Part II - Moving Out

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In some cases, when riding a colt or restarting a horse, they struggle with moving forward. One reason can be fear or anxiety - and we have many videos that deal with that. In this video we look at horses that might not be frozen in fear, but struggle to move forward. We demonstrate and review many different ways of getting motion without ever resorting to force or predator/prey methods.

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Your New Horse or Colt Part II - Moving Out

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December 30, 2020 -- Length 1:21:17

In some cases, when riding a colt or restarting a horse, they struggle with moving forward. One reason can be fear or anxiety - and we have many videos that deal with that. In this video we look at horses that might not be frozen in fear, but struggle to move forward. We demonstrate and review many different ways of getting motion without ever resorting to force or predator/prey methods.

Added on January 27, 2021 -- Length 1:35:03

Ponying - What you and Your Horses need to Know

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There's three in this team! Ponying is not simply leading one horse while you're riding another. Ponying is a great way to show new horses or colts some very important things about being ridden and following you. When we start ponying, we have a team of three in a leadership structure: you at the top, your riding horse in the middle and the pony horse at the bottom. This gives us a huge advantage we don't have in the groundwork: your riding horse can work your pony horse for you, and in just about every maneuver possible, from forward with gait changes and stops, to backups and side-passes. It's advantageous because your riding horse can communicate to your pony horse much quicker and clearer - being a horse, that is! Ponying can be a lot of fun and involves leading and sending...but never pulling or dragging. It's a great opportunity to show a new horse or colt the feel of a rein and how to follow in athletic precision.

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Ponying - What you and Your Horses need to Know

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January 27, 2021 -- Length 1:35:03

There's three in this team! Ponying is not simply leading one horse while you're riding another. Ponying is a great way to show new horses or colts some very important things about being ridden and following you. When we start ponying, we have a team of three in a leadership structure: you at the top, your riding horse in the middle and the pony horse at the bottom. This gives us a huge advantage we don't have in the groundwork: your riding horse can work your pony horse for you, and in just about every maneuver possible, from forward with gait changes and stops, to backups and side-passes. It's advantageous because your riding horse can communicate to your pony horse much quicker and clearer - being a horse, that is! Ponying can be a lot of fun and involves leading and sending...but never pulling or dragging. It's a great opportunity to show a new horse or colt the feel of a rein and how to follow in athletic precision.

Added on September 30, 2020 -- Length 1:28:55

First Saddling - Saddle Issues

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There are many steps before putting a saddle on a horse. A horse that struggles when saddled has missed out on these critical steps in their training. Every horse is a unique individual and responds differently to different pressures. The saddle is combination of many different pressures. When we're starting a colt, restarting a horse or working through saddle/cinch issues, it's important that we make sure we cross all the t's and dot all the i's before we pull that cinch tight. In this webinar, we'll explore some easy exercises you can do to prepare a horse for the saddle for a first time and help a horse with saddle anxieties. This isn't just the cinch, but everything associated with the saddle and the space around, above and below it.

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First Saddling - Saddle Issues

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September 30, 2020 -- Length 1:28:55

There are many steps before putting a saddle on a horse. A horse that struggles when saddled has missed out on these critical steps in their training. Every horse is a unique individual and responds differently to different pressures. The saddle is combination of many different pressures. When we're starting a colt, restarting a horse or working through saddle/cinch issues, it's important that we make sure we cross all the t's and dot all the i's before we pull that cinch tight. In this webinar, we'll explore some easy exercises you can do to prepare a horse for the saddle for a first time and help a horse with saddle anxieties. This isn't just the cinch, but everything associated with the saddle and the space around, above and below it.