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• The Good Competition Horse

  You want a horse with a great mind, to start with. You can get a horse to do a lot, but if you can’t control it, that doesn’t help you either. My best advice there is to buy one that wants to be a show horse. There are just certain horses that just say... Posted Dec 31 2008, 10:06 PM by tmcquay with | with no comments Filed under: Horse Care

• A Desire to Perform

  The number one quality a good competition horse possesses is desire. Desire goes further than anything else and is the number one necessity to a show horse. After that comes ability, and then beauty. --Interview by Leah Oliveto SHARE THIS POST: Delicious... Posted Nov 17 2008, 09:49 PM by archie_cox with | with no comments Filed under: Horse Care

• Understanding the Horse

  The first thing I try to get people to do is understand the horse a little so they keep themselves out of trouble. That’s very important. The other thing you need to do is when you start looking for your horse, make sure that you like the horse. Make... Posted Oct 22 2008, 08:59 PM by tmcquay with | with no comments Filed under: Better Riding, Horse Care

• Minding Manners at Feed Time

  Is your horse cranky at feed time? Does he pin his ears, bare his teeth and stomp his feet? Or worse, does he grab the hay out of your arms and shove you aside? If your horse has bad manners at feed time, he may be displaying aggressive and dominant behavior... Posted Sep 05 2008, 04:22 PM by jgoodnight with | with no comments Filed under: Horse Behavior, Horse Care

• Bridle Path Trimming

  Here’s a quick tip about clipping your horse’s bridle path. Although bridle path length varies in expectations with breed and discipline, in general, less is more. For Quarter Horse- and Thoroughbred-type horses, the bridle path should be fairly short... Posted Jul 25 2008, 03:35 PM by jgoodnight with | with no comments Filed under: Horse Care

• Bit, Martingale, and Saddle Advice

  Let’s start with tack and its adjustment. We’ll start with the jointed bit. With the jointed bit you will see a couple of wrinkles at the horse’s mouth. With a straight bit you will see only half a wrinkle, not two or more. Now let’s go to the martingale... Posted Jun 11 2008, 08:29 PM by gmorris with | with no comments Filed under: Training, Horse Care