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How to Improving Your Riding to a More Advanced Level
As with any skill, improving your riding to a more advanced level will take a lot of time and practice but is achievable if you have the strength of mind…
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How to Improve Your Jumping Position
The jumping position is used for three reasons: To stay up off the horse's back and avoid hindering it as it makes the "bascule" shape over a jump. To give…
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How to Find the Perfect Playmates for your Puppies
Many doggie parents start with the right idea—recognizing the need for socialization—but they don't realize the part they play in the process. Many will take their young pups to a…
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How to Get Better Balance While Riding a Horse
Balance in the saddle may seem an easy feat to accomplish but, in fact, can be quite difficult to achieve and maintain. Obtaining balance over a horse's constantly changing center…
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How to Gallop a Horse
The gallop is an exhilarating feeling but should not be attempted until you have sufficient experience, skill and confidence. It is worth checking whether your horse can gallop, as not…
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How to Fit a Bridle to Your Horse’s Head
To use an English bridle effectively and safely, it must be correctly fitted to the horse's head by adjusting the length of each piece of the bridle. The browband should…
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How to Find a Dog for your Home
There are many avenues to investigate when searching for a dog - from pedigree breeders and owners of a mongrel that has produced puppies to a rescue centre. It helps…
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How to Feed Your Horse
The rule "feed little and often" should always be applied to horses. They are designed to be trickle feeders, with small stomachs in relation to body size and need to…
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How to Enter Horse Shows and Gymkhanas
If you have progressed in your riding and feel confident at trot, canter and jumping, then the next step is to enter some classes at a local show, where independent…
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How to Enter Cross-Country Schooling in Horse Riding
A prerequisite for cross-country schooling is the rider's ability to competently ride a galloping horse and be capable of jumping fences at speed. The aim of the cross-country event is…
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How to Get Rid of Worms in Your Horse’s Body
It is impossible to eradicate worms in the horse's body altogether, so the main aim when worming is to control and reduce the number of worms. Worm life cycle Worm…
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How to Do Bounce Strides with Your Horse
Bounce strides A bounce stride is used for jumping two fences where the distance between the fences does not allow the horse to take a stride between them. The horse…
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How to Developing a Good Position in the Saddle
Developing a good position in the saddle can take time, and a range of common problems often need to be overcome by the novice rider. A rider who is unfit…
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How to Develop All the Essential Muscles Needed for Horse Riding
The most common misconception about riding is that "you just sit there," and watching top riders competing on television does nothing to dispel this myth. A professional rider who has…
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How to Develop a Good Pasture Management for Your Horse
Keeping horses at grass requires careful and thoughtful use of the available land. Horses are extremely fastidious spot grazers—they prefer to eat the most succulent shoots close to the ground…
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How to Deal With Your Dogs When They Undergo In-Home Fighting
The best advice I can give about multiple dog problems is to do your utmost to prevent them from occurring. They can be impossible to cure, and like two feuding…
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How to Deal with your Dog’s Phobias
Some superstitious behaviors can balloon into full phobias, where the dog is so frightened of an event or sound that he cannot cope with it. This can lead to massive…
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How to Deal With Your Dog When They Food or Toy Guard
Some dogs have a hard time parting with what they consider valuable resources, like food or toys. There are several levels of possession problems, from taking the object away, to…
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How to Deal With Gastritis When Your Dog Suffers From It
Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It is one of the most common digestive problems of dogs. Symptoms The dog vomits yellow mucous material without evidence…
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How to Clothe Your Dogs When Undergoing Formal Training with Them
"What should I wear?" Most parents of teenage girls have heard that wail just before the next question, "Can you take me to the mall?" Luckily, most dogs don't want…