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    lengthening a 'skippy' trot

    My welsh is the same. Bought a new iride training download yesterday, and rode to it this morning, called 'simple steps to long and low', was really good, and ended up with a much longer and looser trot afterwards. Don't see whi you couldn't ride to it in a field, so long as you make the...
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    Over reach boots make her sore!!!

    I find the neoprene ones don't rub at all....
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    How to train a correct canter strike off

    My four year old kept doing this, and my trainer said it was me being off balance, not the horse. I got this training download from iride called balanced canter transitions, you download to your phone and ride to it with earphones in. It helped loads, talks you through a lesson while checking...
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    Using the voice in dressage

    Try doing the thing where you speak without moving your lips - and you can speak really quietly without being heard but your horse will def still hear you.....
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    Barefoot competition horses

    One of mine is barefoot all the time, but I wont use anyone other than my farrier, def not a barefoot trimmer, as they just don't have the training. Have heard that using anyone other than a qualified farrier would affect my insurance too, but not sure if this is true. This horse has great feet...
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    Bringing a 5year old back into work after injury.

    I had similar issue last spring, four year old recovering from stifle surgery. Was advised to hack in straight lines and avoid working on a turn all the time. I had a couple of lessons and trainer suggested using the school but avoiding small circles and lateral work. Instead used long sides...
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    Training Downloads

    Has anyone tried using audio downloads to ride to at home?
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