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Horse Shows – So You Think You Got Something to Prove?

October 4, 2019June 12, 2020 Laura horse training, HOrse Training Ontario, Horse Training Ottawa, hunter, hunter judge, Hunter Judge Canada, Hunter jumper, show ring hunter, what the judge is looking for

Guest post by fwdnrnd photo credit: jerebu Then don’t go to the horse show. Seriously. DON’T go if: you aren’t

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A Practical Guide to Using Horseshoe Studs

September 24, 2019June 12, 2020 Laura Equitation, horse training, hunter, hunter judge, Hunter jumper, Laura Kelland-May, ridinging horse, show ring hunter, training horses, what the judge is looking for

Here are some simple rules for using studs. These relate to “screw-in” studs rather than “drive-in” studs because screw-in studs are by far the most commonly used types.

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Horse Training – How We Inadvertently Train Horses

December 24, 2011June 11, 2020 Laura horse training, HOrse Training Ontario, Horse Training Ottawa, hunter, Hunter Judge Canada, Laura Kelland-May, show ring hunter, training horses

When horse training, one of the most common things people do is to ‘humanize” or anthropomorphize horses.Whether you believe it or not you have trained him to do it. What ever ‘it’ happens to be. Bad or good we have probably trained the horse to do it.

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Show Ring Hunters – First Impressions are Important

May 5, 2011May 9, 2011 Laura Equitation, horse, how to win ribbons, hunter, Hunter Judge Canada, Hunter Judge USA, Hunter jumper, ridinging horse, show ring hunter, training horses, what the judge is looking for, Win Ribbons

A judge has very little time to decide on a winner. If there are 20 horses in the ring you have to make your horse stand out. Make your horse stand out by following these tips from a Senior judge.