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Do You Inspire Your Horse?

Do you inspire your horse? Does he volunteer more than you ask? Are you proud of who you are in...
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What I Didn't Know Then

It seems that most things I learn about horses, I learn in hindsight. It's not a bad thing. Horses learn...
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Freak Riding Accident? Hardly. (Helmets, Please)

The horse world has lost some good riders in the last few weeks. Sadly, it happens all too often. Horses...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Abstract

Abstract, overlap, and the sun of the parts. I mean sum.   Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. (WordPress Photo Challenge is...
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Is That Horse Hot or Fearful? The Importance of Relaxation

It's a question I've asked groups lately, "How can you tell the difference between a hot horse and a fearful...
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Release: Giving Your Horse Dignity

Do you remember the very first time you heard the term Natural Horsemanship? I loved the sound of those words...
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Pony Smart and Carrot Shy

Last week I wrote about loitering in the sun with horses and not feeding carrots. People who train with treats...
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Carrots Aren't Enough.

We've had a lot of company at the farm lately. Sometimes I take them into the family pen. The Grandfather...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: State of Mind

  State of mind: Here's the last snow photo, it's leap day, and we're calling it lucky. The light is...
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What's the True Value of Riding?

There's a meme that travels around Facebook that states, "Most people don't need a $35,000 horse. They need a $1,000...
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