May 22 2022
Frame Your Horse The three frames of the Cowboy Dressage gaits are the short frame (collected frame), medium frame (working frame) and long frame (free frame). Notice not only the shortened stride length but also the horse’s head position in each of the frames. With each shortening of the frame from the lengthened frame, the …
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May 22 2022
Turn on Haunches Right When Biomechanics Stop – Soft Feel Start! Knowing the horse’s foot falls, can help you become a better Rider! Feeling the horse’s foot falls, can help you become a better Horseman! Turn on the forehand Move the horse’s haunches to the RIGHT, to turn on the forehand right. Move the horse’s …
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May 22 2022
A little food for thought from our wise old horseman…… Year’s ago the western committee of USEF came to Eitan and asked him when judging a western horse where he thought the head of the horse should be. Of course 8’s answer was not one they anticipated. He told them not to look at the …
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May 22 2022
“Contact is a private conversation between the horse & the rider.” People are always telling others what “contact” they should have with their horse. But the appropriate contact is a conversation that is constantly changing between the rider and the horse. I believe it to be a private matter that only the horse and rider …
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Mar 22 2022
aids are your paintbrush, and your horse is the canvas. You can paint whatever you want to paint.”
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Mar 19 2022
I am getting better every day…..”Horsemanship is Patience Made Visible!” “Find your horse’s balance and you will open a door to magic!” In horsemanship, the center of balance of a horse is a position on the horse’s back which correlates closely to the center of gravity of the horse itself. It also …
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Sep 05 2021
Basic Cowboy Dressage Principles A lot of horses that don’t intend to play the higher level games of the Dressage principles can get along in life quite nicely if they get this far on the Wisdom Tree of Cowboy Dressage. If a horse is willing to Partner with you, Communicate, Accept the aids, move …
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Sep 04 2021
FROM THE HEART OF A COWBOY! “Every once in a while a pearl of wisdom, new found knowledge or a hard learned lesson comes my way. From time to time I would like to share some of these “epiphanies” with you. Most are not profound but are somewhat noteworthy. I am not sure what to …
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