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Lessons
getting stale? Tired of traveling in the same circles? Try
doing mounted drill team work with your riders! You can do
drill team maneuvers with two riders or more. It develops
rating skills in your riders and helps them learn the true
meaning of teamwork. For extra enthusiasm, let the riders
pick the music and choreograph the pattern. There are numerous
maneuvers you can make with drill team riders, from basic
school figures to fancy wheels and pass-throughs. Drill team
patterns can be done for all levels of riders and may be done
at the walk, trot or canter. We recommend starting at the
walk and reserving canter movements for only the most advanced
riders.
Kathy Reimer
BC Canada
CHA Asst. Clinic Instructor
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Rainbow
reins, the multi-colored rubber reins made popular by pony
club, are helpful teaching tools for young riders because
the instructor can easily tell the student what amount of
contact she should have by saying, "Put your hands on
green." But rainbow reins can be expensive so we just
use colored electrical tape to mark our reins for the same
effect!
Amy Habak
Wheeling, WV
CHA Asst. Clinic Instructor
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Never
a farrier around when you need one? Try scheduling your farrier
to come once a week, rain or shine, during your busy season
and keep the herd on a rotating schedule. Not only will this
make things easier for you, but also if you have problems
in-between shoeings, you can get the horse fixed up and back
in service quickly.
Holly Fox
Davis, CA
CHA Asst. Clinic Instructor
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Fishing
and horses are two sports that just don't mix all that well.
And while horses are known to have a condition called FOUNDER,
that is not to be confused with a tasty, but funny looking
fish known as a FLOUNDER! Founder is a layman's term for the
serious and sometimes life-threatening disease technically
known as LAMINITIS. Laminitis can be caused by many things
known and unknown, such as over-eating grain, excessive weight,
excessive stress, etc., and manifests in a an inflammation
of the laminae of the hoof. The laminae are the highly vascular
connective tissue between the inner structure of the hoof
and the hoof wall. Since this is a closed space, inflammation
and swelling causes severe pain and distress for the horse.
A foundered horse needs immediate medical attention and the
rehabilitation will be a joint effort between a skilled farrier
and your vet.
Joanne Young
Houghton, NY
CHA Clinic Instructor
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