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How to Prepare your Dog to Respond to your Call
It is important to do some preparation while your dog is still a pup if you want to ensure that, as a grown dog, it will respond immediately when you…
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How to Provide Basic Needs to Your Horse
Safe environment A horse must have access to pasture that is free from hazards that could cause injury, such as loose fencing, holes or machinery, and is also free from…
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How to Read a Horse’s Body Language
Horses use body language as their main form of communication. They use a wide range of signals that they clearly understand among themselves. Their ability to read body movements is…
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How to Recognize and Understand Your Horse’s Behavior
It is a good idea to familiarize yourself with the signs of a healthy horse as this makes it easier to identify signs of pain or infection in their early…
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How to Reduce the Risks of Horse Riding Injuries
As with so many sports, it is important to look and feel good when riding, but some essential rules need to be observed. Hat safety Never ride without the protection…
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How to Ride a Horse – The Right Approach
Be proud of yourself Learning to ride is as much a mental feat as a physical one. Many people would not consider mounting a large animal, let alone moving freely…
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How to Ride Western-Style
Western riding evolved in North America from the need to spend hours, even days, in the saddle working on cattle ranches. Clothing was meant to be comfortable and durable. The…
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How to Set Limits for your Puppies
As children grow, they test limits often—the limitations of their bodies, their minds, and your patience. We often have to remind ourselves that they're supposed to do that; there's something…
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How to Satisfy the Need to Chew of your Puppies
Babies of all ages will put pretty much anything they can fit in their mouths, tasting and exploring it, regardless of whether they're teething or not. Humans are born without…
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How to Jump Your Horse
Jumping is great fun for both horse and rider and demonstrates great athletic ability. Teaching the rider or horse to learn how to jump should be done in gradual stages.…
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How to Prepare for Horse Riding Lessons
Whether you are having lessons purely to learn to improve your riding technique or you want to excel in a certain discipline, it is always best to be well prepared…
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How to Prepare for Horse Riding Competition
If you are a keen rider, you will begin your preparation for a competition weeks or even months before the event. Depending on the type of competition you are entering,…
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How to Pick Bedding for Your Horse
A stabled horse requires a good supply of bedding to: Encourage it to lie down and rest. Reduce the likelihood of injury when lying down. Provide warmth and insulation from…
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How to Participate in Le Trec and Endrance
Le Trec Thirty years ago, France had a highly successful equestrian tourist business. Officials decided to adopt a more professional approach toward training and rating the many guides who worked…
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How to Participate in Eventing and Hunter Trials
The history of eventing The popular sport of eventing has its roots in the education of military horses in the army and was originally designed as a test to train…
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How to Participate in Dressage
Dressage is a French word that means "training." It is a progressive way of teaching horses to move effortlessly under what appears to be minimal instruction from the rider. In…
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How to Look for a Unique Dog – Consider the Rhodesian Ridgeback
The dog world is blessed with many wonderful breeds, from the tiny Chihuahua to the giant Mastiff. However, dog lovers in search of a unique personality and an equally unique…
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How to Keep Your Horse at Grass
How much grass Generally, you should provide at least one acre of land per horse as minimum and up to two acres if possible. If horses are turned out all…
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How to Join a Horse Riding Club
Riding clubs are an excellent way of bringing together like-minded riders and horse-lovers from a local area. Originally, clubs were formed to provide a greater voice for equestrianism within a…
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How to Improve Transitions in Horse Riding
A good-quality transition occurs when the horse changes its pace either upward or downward in a precise and calm manner. This is achieved through the rider's technique and depends on…