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Getting your horse to stand patiently while you're hitched or mounted takes a little practice, but it pays off for a lifetime! This is the third (well, technically the fourth) lesson plan in the Stand series of lesson plans. The groundwork from "Stand 1 - In Hand Work", plus "Stand 2 - Hitching", or "Stand 2.5 - Mounting" gives you the best chance for success in the project of giving your horse the skill to be still when you have him in work. -
Having your horse standing quietly while you're mounting is more than a convenience, it’s critical to your safety. You can teach your horse to stand while you mount if you use the right approach. This lesson plan is the third in the series of lesson plans devoted to the subject. While it can be used on it's own, you'll have greater success if you work through "Stand 1 - In Hand Training" first.
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Keeping your focus and attention ahead of your horse can be tough. This lesson plan will give you a fun and relaxing way to drive or ride in the moment to come.
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Any horse can be taught to stand. You just need a reliable method for teaching him that skill. Once you’ve trained this skill, every other skill you are working on will become much easier to teach (even the ones that don’t involve being still.)
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This training can be used with horses of any temperament in any discipline. I've never met a horse, no matter how well behaved or rank that hasn't benefited from this lesson. -
This isn’t about surfing and long lining at the same time (but that would be cool!) The wave pattern is a challenging pattern that builds your horse’s dexterity, and lateral flexion. This is a really fun, engaging lesson plan.
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Transitions are one of the best places to improve your horse’s performance. You can use transitions to improve balance, focus your horse’s attention, and build stamina. This is a great lesson plan for focusing on transitions.
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The rewards of developing your horse’s walk will pay off exponentially in all other movements. This lesson plan will help your horse gain better rhythm, engagement, and impulsion at the walk. Don’t skip this critical step!
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This is a core lesson plan that many of my other lesson plans are built upon. Use it on its own, or as a warmup for other work.
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It doesn’t matter if you handle one rein in each hand as a rider, or all four reins in your left hand as a four-in-hand driver, there’s one rein that is, and always will be the most important rein. That one rein that can make all of the difference for bending through turns, square halts, or picking up the correct lead. It’s the outside rein.
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Long lining is easily the most valuable tool that I’ve ever learned and continued to develop as a horse trainer. This invaluable tool has helped bring horses from green broke to elegant mounts for both riding and driving. You may never lunge a horse again once you've learned to longline!
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