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I’ve taken lessons since I was about 5, but I got my first horse 2 years ago, and just recently ( about a year ago) started to really learn about horses. You know, like you know how to “ride” but you don’t know the first thing about how to teach the horse how to do [...]
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What training “methods” do you use?
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 15th, 2010
Someone asked a question about Parelli recently, and while some people responded that they liked him, there were also a lot of thumbs downing for people that said so! So I can only assume that some people have a beef with Parelli, or perhaps other trainers like John Lyons or what have you. What training [...]
Trained for pleasure riding?
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 15th, 2010
I was giving some lessons to a very begineer rider. Her mom mentioned that she did not want her daughter to ride her horse because he was “western pleasure” trained, and she did not want to confuse her daughter. She was telling me that the leg queues were different. I did not have time to [...]
Teaching Kids to Ride Horses
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 13th, 2010
Rex Peterson has trained horses for some of your favorite films (Black Beauty, Black Stallion, Hidalgo, The Horse Whisperer, Flicka, Dreamer, Secretariat, among many others) for over 3 decades, teaching them to perform the impossible. Cari Swanson is a USDF silver medalist, has won many championships in 3 day eventing, dressage and show jumping. They [...]
Can anyone tell me about Kiger Mountain Horses?
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 13th, 2010
I grew up riding horses, but not in the “traditional” riding sense. I’m going to be taking lessons with a friend who shows, trains and breeds Arabians to learn how to ride “properly” lol. I’m considering buying a horse late this summer and don’t really want an Arab. It’s between a QH and a KMH [...]
Watch Miley Ride 3 Musically Trained Horses, Bridle and Saddleless
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 11th, 2010
Watch The Whole Video For Full Effect ********** Watch this video and see what nine years of research into the effects of training and riding horses using a special approach can do for any genre of riding.Developed by horsewoman and musician Laurie Pace, from her Virginia horse farm, where she has been raising and training [...]
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Tags: Bridle, horses, Miley, Musically, Ride, Saddleless, Trained, Watch 
No Comments »Trotting and Cantering In Hand Over Jumps, Horse’s 4th Ride
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 11th, 2010
Buster is a 3.5 year old Arab Cross. In this video, he is trotting and cantering over jumps. The way we taught him to trot in hand was we started to run back towards his pen from the arena. Since he wanted to get back to his pen, when he saw us running, he started [...]
Posted in Training Horses to Ride Tags: Cantering, Hand, horses, Jumps, Over, Ride, Trotting No Comments »Riding “semi-training” a new horse for instructor?
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 9th, 2010
I had an issue today. My instructor got a new horse last night and when I came in today for my ride she said she would have me ride him since I am a seasoned rider. I am not very interested in riding this horse as he has no real training in what I am [...]
Your Hobby; Your Job? Starting the Right Business for Happiness and Success
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 7th, 2010
If you’re reading this article, it’s because you’ve already decided that you would like to own your own business, right? This is most likely your first real attempt at self-employment. 65 percent of the business owners out there are first-time owners. Almost 70 percent of new businesses are started from scratch by someone like [...]
Posted in Training Horses to Ride Tags: Business, Happiness, Hobby, Right, starting, Success No Comments »How to Ride a Horse
Posted by Basic Horse Training on March 6th, 2010
I made this video for a school project…it is how to ride a horse with some humor in it…check it out!
