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Horse Canada

Achieving Balanced Training for the Two-Year-Old

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Taking Softness from the Ground into the Saddle

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The Thinking Horseman

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Trail Riding

Exercises to Help Keep Your Horse Focused while Out on the Trail

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Equus Articles

RESISTANCE VS. SOFTNESS: Begin With Ground Work

Most people do not enjoy fighting with their horses, and there isn't a horse alive
that enjoys fighting with humans. In fact, both humans and horses are happiest whentheir relationship is built on a foundation of what I call "softness", which in this context means a willing flow of responsiveness in the horse, free from any mental or physical resistance. Download and read entire article (PDF file)

Northern Horse Review Articles

Two trainers talk about why horses brace, and what we can do about it. Download and read entire article (PDF file)

Moving Towards Softness (March 2004) Download and read entire article (PDF file)

Beginning the Conversation (April 2004) Download and read entire article (PDF file)

The Round Pen:It's the Thought that Counts (May 2004) Download and read entire article (PDF file)

The Meaning of the Rein (June 2004) Download and read entire article (PDF file)

Softness Clear Through (July 2004) Download and read entire article (PDF file)

 

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