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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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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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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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