How to Keep Your Horse Training Overhead Low

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If you’re not careful, horse training can become quite an expensive profession. Between tack and other equipment, administrative supplies, and the upkeep on your stable, it can be difficult to stay afloat.

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Happy 200!

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A horse is the projection of peoples’ dreams about themselves—strong, powerful, beautiful—and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence. —Pam Brown Today marks the 200th post here at Riding Instructor University. It’s hard for me to believe, as it seems like just yesterday I sat down at the computer and [...]

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How to Deal with Client Criticism

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It happens in the horse business just as often as—sometimes even more than—it happens in other industries. Your client stops you in the middle of work to tell you you’re doing it wrong. And you want to snap the guy in two because, hey, who is he to criticize you?

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Packing Your Horse Business Go Bag

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You wake up in the morning, brush your teeth, wash your face, get dressed, pour a cup of coffee, and hope you get out the door with everything you need. Maybe the morning news is still weighing on your mind, or perhaps you’re still trying to sort out the dream you had about horses on two legs serving your meal at a local restaurant. Mornings are full of distractions.

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You Tell Me: What’s Your Favorite Bit?

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For some reason, I’ve been hearing a lot of controversy lately about the selection of bits among all different types of riders. So I’m bringing the debate to the people most equipped to provide a reasonable response:

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