Tension

Question: I have  a very talented Lusitano mare who sometimes  gets comments about her being tense. However, before this last weekend, she had never had a score as low as 51% which I think was unjustified and insulting. She has been winning consistently with scores in the mid 70’s all summer . The mare is…

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Behind the Vertical

Question: “I have a fantastic horse perfect in many ways apart from she goes behind the vertical at any opportunity!  We lose marks in dressage for this evasion.  Even when I push her forward try to maintain the contact she gets so stressy and does it even more or gets her tongue over the bit!  …

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How Do I Keep my Horse Straight?

Question: I have a wonderful 16.2 Warmblood x TB, aged 9, and we are just starting out as a new partnership (I have owened him now for just over 12 months). He has alot of experience, prior to my ownership in the eventing sphere and he did really well, but I wish to concentrate just…

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