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Why buy your child a pony?
Owning a pony can be a great way for a child to learn responsibility, and done right your child will learn fast and develop loads of self...
Last call for Kaimanawa applications
WANTED NOW!! New owners and new sponsors, ready to support up to 120 wild horses soon to be mustered out of the Kaimanawa Ranges. In late...
Farm Riding Etiquette: Know The Right Way To Ride Over Someone Else's Farm
Just as in other areas of life, when riding (especially over someone else’s farm) manners count! That being said, it is important to understand just how important...
Coaches Comment Part 5 of 5. Training to be an Equestrian Coach in New Zealand – What are the Options?
“Coaches Comment” with Jeanette Garrett B.H.S.I. ESNZ Registered Performance Coach and Coach Educator . National Assessor for Equine ITO. Jeanette holds the Advanced Diploma in...
Coaches Comment Coaches Comment Part 4 of 5 Evaluating your Coaching (Part 2)
“Coaches Comment' with Jeanette Garrett B.H.S.I. ESNZ Registered Performance Coach and Coach Educator'. National Assessor for NZ Equine ITO. Jeanette holds the Advanced Diploma...
Coaches Comment Part 4 of 5 Evaluating your Coaching (Part 1)
Coaches Comment' with Jeanette Garrett B.H.S.I. ESNZ Registered Performance Coach and Coach Educator'. National Assessor for NZ Equine ITO. Jeanette holds the Advanced Diploma...
Coaches Comment Part 3 of 5
Coach's Comment' with Jeanette Garrett B.H.S.I. B.H.S.I. ESNZ Registered Performance Coach and Coach Educator. National Assessor for NZ Equine ITO. Jeanette holds the Advanced Diploma...
Coaches Comment Part 2 of 5. Are you getting the best out of your coaching sessions? (Part 2)
“Coach's Comment” with Jeanette Garrett B.H.S.I. ESNZ Registered Performance Coach and Coach Educator'. National Assessor for NZ Equine ITO. Jeanette holds the Advanced Diploma in...
Coaches Comment Part 2 of 5. Are you getting the best out of your coaching sessions? (Part 1)
“Coach's Comment” with Jeanette Garrett B.H.S.I. ESNZ Registered Performance Coach and Coach Educator'. National Assessor for NZ Equine ITO. Jeanette holds the Advanced Diploma in...
Coaches Comment Part 1 of 5 Equestrian instructor, coach, or mentor what's the difference and does it matter?
Coach's Comment with Jeanette Garrett B.H.S.I. ESNZ Registered Performance Coach and Coach Educator' . National Assessor for Equine ITO When you have a lesson (or training session)...
Breeding Horses to Sell
Whether you are an amateur breeder or own a professional stud farm, the people who have the most success are the ones which are the best prepared. By understanding the full picture you...
How to Train a Horse with Separation Anxiety
Horses are herd animals and have survived for 65 million year banding together and either fighting off enemies to the herd or running together from them. Now that horses are domesticated this life...
What is the Equitation Judge is looking For?
Equitation is all about your riding. You need to allow your horse to go comfortably and jump beautifully as he can, regardless of your horse's conformation or the height of the jumps. The definition...
The Causes and Cures of Splints
Equine Splints are unsightly and can cause long term issues to your horses soundness. To manage them well, it is important to learn how to keep splints from becoming permanent blemishes or problems...
Cruise Control: Adjusting Cross-Country Speed
* * Here are some tips to helping you achieve the pace you want to ride successfully around your next cross country course. *PLANNING YOUR RIDE* * * *Know your speed to go the distance. *Prior to...
Solving Problems with your Flying Change
The flying change is an important part of the dressage, show jumping and eventing. When problems occur during the flying change, the root of their cause can almost always be attributed to a...
How Hard Ground Affects your Horse's Legs
*We know that ground conditions can be hard on our horse's legs, but what effects does it actually have and what are the signs that something is going wrong?* Our horse's legs are...
Conformation of the Front And Back Legs of your Horse Part 2 - Rear End Alignment
*Rear End Alignment* Deviations in joint angles of the rear limbs can also have an effect on hoof flight and weight bearing. As with the front end, we want to see proper alignment...
Stress and the Working Horse
French equine research shows that dressage and intense schooling create much higher levels of stress in horses than of jumping, eventing and vaulting. When we work too hard we suffer negative efforts such...
What you Need to Know About Mules
*What is a mule?* A mule is a cross between the horse or pony and the domestic donkey. The term 'mule' can be used when you cross of male donkey over female horse...
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