How to Build Up Endurance for Horse Training

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Back in high school if someone asked me whether or not I played a sport, my answer was always the same: “Yeah, I ride horses.” And the response was inevitable: “Riding horses isn’t a sport!” Oh, how little my peers knew. If you’ve ever spent half an hour posting the trot or an afternoon riding [...]

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Helping Male Students Get Comfortable
in the Saddle

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Today’s question comes from Teri of Phoenix Farm in Woodinville, WA:

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You Tell Me: What’s Your Cribbing Solution?

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Why don’t we get back to basics a bit here at RIU? I’m curious about your solution to the time-worn issue of cribbing. It affects barns new and old, regardless of discipline or philosophy, and sometimes it runs rampant.

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Teaching Students Proper Balance

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Balance is one of those things that occurs in one of two ways: Either the student is born with it, or he has to work for it. Either way, riding instructors should focus on balance in the saddle from Lesson One.

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The Cost of a Sick or Injured Horse

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Veterinary check-ups, regular visits with the farrier, health-related supplements—they all cost money. Keeping a barn full of horses in tip-top shape could easily bankrupt a cash-poor horse business owner.

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