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Methods to increase your confidence

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Your Horse, 24 May 2012 11:55

With hundreds of books and thousands of internet pages devoted to the many and varied techniques that claim to banish nerves it can be daunting to know where to start. To help you on the road to a happier, more confident you, here’s our round-up of some of the best-known strategies...   NLP NLP (or neuro-linguistic programming to give it ...

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Eventing plan

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Your Horse, 02 March 2012 10:35

Why now’s the time to plan your horse’s fitness regime so he’s raring to go as the eventing season starts You’ve made the entries for your first spring events, and now it’s time to ensure that both you and your horse are fit enough to cope with the ultimate equestrian test. Your horse will have lost fitness over the winter. ...

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How mucking out affects your posture

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Helen Milbank, 06 February 2012 12:10

Feeling tense, stiff or lop-sided in the saddle? If so, the way you muck out could be to blame. Here we talk to therapeutic bodywork practitioner Jo Greenfield how to wield a fork and broom correctly and ensure you’re sitting pretty… In addition to taking up a form of gentle, body-boosting exercise, there are practical steps you can take to ...

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Train like a pro | Dressage

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Your Horse, 06 February 2012 12:00

With the likes of Olympic dressage rider Isabell Werth following the German scales of training, here’s how they can be applied to your schooling, whether you’re an aspiring Grand Prix rider or about to do your first Prelim test. When it comes to hours spent training their horses, dressage riders probably beat the other disciplines hands down. But what are ...

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Winter Hooves

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Your Horse, 06 January 2012 09:36

Hooves take a hammering in winter time. First a prolonged wet spell softens the feet, then if followed by a cold snap, the hard rutty fields will cause bruising or even possibly ligament and tendon strain.  In winter most vets see at least two or three ‘pus-in-the-foot’ cases every week. A bruise under a soggy sole provides the perfect growing environment ...

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Recurrent Airway Obstruction

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Your Horse, 25 November 2011 11:06

Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is a source of anxiety to many horse owners as the winter months approach and any horse can develop it.  Here’s the best expert advice and myth-busting information to help you reduce the risk of your horse being affected this winter.   The disease - RAO is an allergic reaction that affects the lungs – similar to ...

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Schooling in 35 minutes

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Spencer Wilton, 25 November 2011 10:01

We know Your Horse readers are busy people with jobs to do, children to feed as well as horses to ride. Here Spencer Wilton sets out a time frame to ensure that you can fit your schooling session neatly into 35 minutes!   Five minute walkThe most important thing to remember in winter is that if your horse has been ...

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Jumping Indoors Part 1

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Rebecca Gibson, 17 October 2011 15:18

Indoor show jumping is not for the faint hearted – an echoey arena crammed full of brightly-coloured fillers can be a daunting prospect for even the most experienced horse and rider combinations. But if you’re game enough to take it on, the challenging environment offers the perfect opportunity to hone your show jumping skills. Limited space will force you to ...

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Equine Balance

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Rebecca Gibson, 17 October 2011 15:00

Your Horse speak to co-founder Julie Houghton to see if Equine Balance (EBT) could really make a difference to your riding. An adaptation of a therapy called Zero Balancing, EBT aims to help the rider’s body find its own natural balance in harmony with the horse, and help the horse work softly and responsively with the rider. EBT is specifically ...

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Ride the perfect Halt

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Anonymous, 30 September 2011 12:31

Dressage rider and trainer Claire Lilley gives 4 simple exercises to help you halt correctly.   It’s easy to disregard the halt as nothing more than the moment your horse comes to a stop, but there’s an art to riding a good square halt, and therein lies the key. You need to think of it as a movement in itself ...

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