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The Obeisance
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Lets Play Ball!
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Teaching the Jambette, a step in Equine Agility
Jane Savoie
Jane Savoie - Use of the Reins with Dressage
Jec Ballou
Jec Ballou - Training in Intervals
Riding and Teaching with Strategy
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The Obeisance
The Obeisance
Suzanne De Laurentis and Allen Pogue

You CAN teach this trick to your horse.

The Obeisance, or Circus Bow, is an extreme pose with extreme benefits to the horse, both psychological and physical. (o bay sans)

The Obeisance, or Circus Bow, is an extreme pose with extreme benefits to the horse, both psychological and physical. (o bay sans)
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Lets Play Ball!
Lets Play Ball!
Suzanne De Laurentis and Allen Pogue

The goal of Trick Training is to create a thinking horse that will be first and foremost an astute companion and pleasure mount and perhaps, ultimately, a performance horse. Ideally, a young horse can be started with challenges that are age appropriate and, just as in...

The goal of Trick Training is to create a thinking horse that will be first and foremost an astute companion and pleasure mount and perhaps ultimately a performance horse.
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Teaching the Jambette, a step in Equine Agility
Teaching the Jambette, a step in Equine Agility
Allen Pogue and Suzanne De Laurentis

Many of the poses we teach our horses in Trick Horse Training and Equine Agility are versions of moves they already do on their own; we just coach them to perform the moves on cue. As in human athletes, extreme poses and stretches can yield extreme results. If there is any...

The Jambette at the halt is molded over time into the Spanish Walk.
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Using Treats as a Training Tool
Using Treats as a Training Tool
Suzanne De Laurentis and Allen Pogue

With over $39 billion spent annually in pet products in the US, it is a pretty safe bet that most horse owners are also dog owners. Good manners are essential for the family dog and proper training to mold a family dog into a trusted companion is big business. Television...

Concentrate on shaping behaviors in an individual horse with emphasis on having fun AND increasing brain power for the horse and not so much emphasis on his horsepower
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Mark Bolender negotiates a water obstacle
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Mastering Extreme Trail: Trust and Instinct
Mastering Extreme Trail: Trust and Instinct
Mark Bolender

When watching a well trained trail horse pick its way through difficult obstacles it might look easy. The horse seems bold and confident, as though there’s almost no effort on the rider’s part. We all want that perfect horse in order to achieve that perfect ride, whether on...

The single most important factor in achieving a great ride is trust.
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Miniature Horse Shows Off High Jumping Skills and Gets Crowd On Their Feet During Opening Ceremonies at Syracuse Invitational
Miniature Horse at Syracuse Invitational

Syracuse, NY (November 12, 2010) – A tiny American Miniature Horse named Royal Oaks Impressive Rolex showed off his jumping skills in a big way during the opening ceremony of the Syracuse Invitational Sport Horse Tournament. Rolex, owned by Stephanie Himlin of New York, is a...

A tiny American Miniature Horse named Royal Oaks Impressive Rolex showed off his jumping skills in a big way during the opening ceremony of the Syracuse Invitational Sport Horse Tournament.
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Amintas Interagro and Leah Winston Score 71.6% to Win the High Score Lusitano Award At The Wellington Classic Dressage Autumn Challenge
The Wellington Classic Dressage Autumn Challenge

West Palm Beach, FL (November 4, 2010) –
The Lusitano stallion Amintas Interagro, owned by Al and Sherie Zobec, rode away as the winner of the High Score Lusitano Award at the Wellington Classic Dressage Autumn Challenge. Sponsored by the Lusitano CollectionTM, hosts of...

High Score Lusitano Award is presented to the highest scoring Lusitano at select dressage shows during the Florida dressage circuit.
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Thoroughbred Case Rules Against Taxpayer
Thoroughbred Case Rules Against Taxpayer
John Alan Cohan, Attorney at Law

Is the IRS seeking to wreck the horse industry? Of late, the IRS has engaged in more aggressive audits in the horse industry that have derailed many people who thought they were doing the right thing, attempting to make a profit in their horse venture, only to be denied tax...

Of late, the IRS has engaged in more aggressive audits in the horse industry that have derailed many people who thought they were doing the right thing, only to be denied tax deductions.
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Interview with Michelle Binder about the Relational Riding Academy
Michelle Binder interview: "Any Horse, Any Rider"

Interview with Michelle Binder

Relational Riding Academy “Any Horse, Any Rider”

What does the Relational Riding Academy hope to accomplish with each new horse that comes to the facility?

Relational Riding Academy tries to bring each horse a level of health and soundness that allows them to return to a normal working life.
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$4 Million Roping Event Begins Saturday
USTRC National Finals Oct. 23-31

Oklahoma City, Okla., October 22, 2010 -- Top team roping professionals will be churning up the dirt in their quest to capture the top prize in a purse of more than $231,000 as they compete in the U.S. Open at the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping beginning Saturday...

Top team roping professionals will be churning up the dirt in their quest to capture the top prize for more than $231,000 as they compete in the U.S. Open at the Cinch USTRC Nationals.
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