Teaching Takeaways Copper Ridge

Rehabilitation is hard. It takes a lot of time and money to rehabilitate a horse. When I get horses in for rehab they can start to feel...

Relationships. Horses establish relationships with their herd mates. They need herds to feel safe in a world of predators. The most...

Teaching Takeaways Rach Riding Academy / Miracle Ranch Part Two

Horses are not machines. I know that seems obvious. However, people expect them to operate like machines.

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Teaching Takeaways Rach Riding Academy, Miracle Ranch

Horses are not our emotional support animals. We are emotional support humans for our horses. This is contrary to how many treat their...

Working with horses is hard. This skill set requires us to continually evolve and work on self improvement. I often hear riders talk...

If your sole goal with horses is winning a competition, might I suggest you take up another sport. The issue with equestrian...

New tasks may not be pleasant for horses. The tasks may be physically or mentally more demanding and the horse may have the responses of...

You are your horse’s advocate. That does not mean you have the knowledge to make all the decisions you need to make. That means you are...

We want our horses to find some relaxation in their work sessions. Training is stressful for them. When they get confused, we need to...

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You would not put a new driver in a car that was only half way built. You would not put a new driver in a sports car. Those are recipes...

The devil is in the details. It is easy to pick up a book of exercises or scour the internet for training advice. Without the proper...

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