What the Judge Is Looking For – Disobediences
Before the judge even starts to judge the horse’s form over the fence the horse has to jump 8 fences
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Horse Training Basic Riding School Movements to Include in Your Daily Horse Training
Back to basic horse training and riding school movements for the winter schooling months. Basic horse training riding school movements such as circles, turns and changes of rein. Find these 3 tips for horse training success.
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Horse Shows – So You Think You Got Something to Prove?
Guest post by fwdnrnd photo credit: jerebu Then don’t go to the horse show. Seriously. DON’T go if: you aren’t
Read moreHorse Grooming for the Hunter Jumper Ring
If you ride hunter jumpers and want to get noticed in the horse show ring, then pay attention to the horse grooming tips offered here. Learn how having a good turn out will get the judges attention and how you display your horse can make a difference to the horse show results.
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How to Fit a Noseband Correctly – 3 Tips for Fitting a Noseband
Fitting a noseband is easy. There are some important considerations when fitting your bridle and in particular – fitting your noseband. Follow these simple tips to get that perfect fit.
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Horse Training – How We Inadvertently Train Horses
When horse training, one of the most common things people do is to ‘humanize” or anthropomorphize horses.Whether you believe it or not you have trained him to do it. What ever ‘it’ happens to be. Bad or good we have probably trained the horse to do it.
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Top 7 Ways Riders Interfere With Their Horses and How to Train Riders Not to Interfere
Riders interfere by not staying with the horse and becoming unbalanced. Learn top ways riders interfere and what to do about it.
Read moreWhat the Judge Is Looking For – Hunter Under Saddle
Senior Judge Laura Kelland-May reviews What the Judge is Looking For Hunter Under Saddle
Read moreHunter Jumper Shows – Do you want to show?
If you have never entered a horse show before your first show can be a daunting experience. First thing you should do is discuss the possibility of going to a show with your coach or trainer. They will be able to assist you in deciding which classes to enter.
Read moreScoring the Hunter Round
It is important to remember that anything that detracts from a rhythmic, steady round (breaking to a trot, wrong leads, adding and leaving out strides) will cause the score to go down.
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