How-To

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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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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Rail Work Lope
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Third Barrel Approach
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Mix Up Your Winter Riding Routine
You might be comfortable doing different maneuvers when you have your feet in your stirrups, but what happens when you kick your feet out of them and ride stirrupless?
Stepping Up Your No-Stirrup Game
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Second Barrel Approach
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Using Your Hands to Train Young Cutters
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Trotting Arcs in Trail
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Introduction to Fence Work: Different Cattle Scenarios
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Ranch Riding Warm Up: Going Down the Scale
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