Helping Students Break Bad Habits

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One of my students came to me several years ago from a riding instructor who had taught her diagonals backward. Another was taught to simply kick her horse whenever she wanted to change gaits. Bad habits are common among students who have received prior riding instruction, but how do you break those habits?

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How to Refuse a Horse for Training

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Sometimes horse trainers are so focused on finding and wooing potential clients that they forget about the other side of the coin. Sure, you need clients to survive in the horse business, but you aren’t the best fit for every horse in the world. So what if you have to refuse a horse for training?

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How to Name Your Barn

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After talking about serious subjects over the last couple weeks, I thought we’d jump the tracks a little and talk about something more fun: Naming your barn! It’s a decision you’ll have to live with for quite some time, so it takes serious thought. The name of your horse business is the first impression you [...]

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When You’re Away: Leaving the Barn in Good Hands

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All horse business owners need a break once in a while, and you can’t be at the barn every single day of the year. Whether you’re taking a much-needed vacation or traveling to horse shows, it helps to have a strategy for leaving the barn in good hands.

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You Tell Me: Responding to Criticism

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We talked earlier in the week about clients who don’t listen, and a couple weeks ago we discussed client criticism. Now I want to know how you deal with the latter issue.

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