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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Loping a Four-Leaf Clover Pattern
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2-Year-Old Basics for Cutting
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Rail Work Walk and Extended Walk
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Introduction to Fence Work: First Fence Turn
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Basics of the Rundown
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Tip of the Week: Keep Water Troughs Clean
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Are Your Stirrups Babysitting You?
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Here's Why You're Hitting Trail Poles
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First Barrel Approach
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Introduction to Fence Work: Circling an Imaginary Cow
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Versatility Ranch Horse Rail Work
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How Lopers Prepare Horses for Trainer
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