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Health and how-to advice every horse owner can use. Here are horsekeeping tips, horse-handling guides, and hauling hints, plus rider-fitness routines and riding-confidence boosters.

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Drill Your Rollback
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First-Show Success
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Tip of the Week: Memorize Your Pattern
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Planning for Confidence
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How To Get the Most out of a Riding Clinic
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NRHA Reining Champion Peter DeFreitas and World Champion Quarter Horse trainer Robin Frid Join Horse&Rider OnDemand+ 
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Tip of the Week: Maintain Your Pastures
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Tip of the Week: Quick Tack Cleaning
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3 Tips to Instantly Boost Your Horsemanship Score
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Tip of the Week: Washing Leg Wraps
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Be the Dream Buyer
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Get Your Head in the Game
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