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The World Will Know It, Too... PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ron Hevener   
Sunday, 07 March 2010 03:53

Fate of NahguaI get interesting letters from people asking about the relationship between horse racing and the show world. When our farm branched into racing, a lot of our friends asked, why? They couldn’t see why we would “abandon” the show world for something they flat-out didn’t understand or appreciate. Looking back, I have to smile because it turned out that we didn’t abandon anything. We just grew.

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Tips when riding bareback PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Sunday, 27 December 2009 22:02
  • Never clench your calves to keep balance on your horse, you may only tense up and encourage your horse to go faster.
  • If you need to, hold the mane, but don’t lean on your hands. The point of bareback riding is to improve your balance. If you’re leaning you’ll never learn.
  • Make sure you’re looking ahead, and try to adapt as close to a normal seat as possible, heels down still applies !
  • Trotting and cantering will be the true test of balance, make sure you relax into each gait gently, give yourself time to adjust.
  • Take time to feel the horse move underneath you. Practise your aids and see just how long it takes your horse to respond.

Reprinted from http://www.horserides.org/blog/2009/08/17/tips-when-riding-your-horse-bareback/

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