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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Horse Shopping
Problem Solved
Rider Fitness
Stable Management
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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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Rail Work Jog and Extended Trot
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How Stirrupless Riding Improves Feel
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Gallop Poll: Winter Hair Preferences
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Ranch Riding Warm Up: Moving Up the Scale
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