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A sample clip from Eric Bravo gentle natural horsemanship. In this video Eric demonstrates groundwork training used to move different sections of the horse. This teaches the horse cues he needs to know for riding.
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Learn how to do the Taekwondo horse stance in this free martial arts video series from Taekwondo Master Instructor Sid Nelson.
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Knott County Ky Horse Trail Rides are THE largest horseback trail riding events in Ky. This Spring and Fall equine event is anticipated by horse lovers from all over the USA. Many come if they don’t ride a horse, wagon, buggy, mule, donkey, or if they don’t even own a horse, but for love of the great outdoors, the 1000’s of like minded people that camp at Knott Co campgrounds, to get together with good friends, good camp food, and for the beautiful scenery in the Appalachian Hills of Ky. Knott Co Trail Rides are held twice a year in Knott Co -Hindman Ky.
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so i just use a snaffle for my horse, but i think he is to the point where i am wanting to maybe switch to a natural horseman ship or a bosal hackamore. it is just an idea. no clue if i should or shouldnt or can or cant. just a thought. any input helps. just please be polite!
There is a rodeo clown out there selling halters and calling them natural horsemanship hackamores, but they aren’t. They are just overpriced rope halters with a mecate rein attached. You could put a cat in the oven and call it a biscuit, but it’s still a cat.
A rope halter can be a great tool for casual riding, for practicing your communication skills with your horse, for almost any riding that doesn’t have rules regarding required tack. Don’t delude yourself that it’s oh-so-gentle just because a rodeo clown slapped the name ‘natural’ on it. Those nose knots can be very harsh, especially when you’re pulling back on reins or snapping/jerking the rope toward the horse (putting life into it, as the clown couple likes to say).
I make my own rope halters and put a leather pad under the nose band and knots to make it less harsh on my good horse. I also ride her with a flat webbing halter sometimes. I use a contest-type rein with snaps on both ends, so my riding halter is also my leading/tying halter. I just snap one rein into each of the loops under the chin. Because I make them custom, they’re not sloppy-floppy loose, which I don’t like whether leading or riding.
A bosal can be milder than a rope halter, or downright vicious, depending on how thin, stiff, and heavy it is and the texture of the covering. Using a bosal requires a different reining technique that I won’t go into here. They were originally inended to be a step on the way to a finished spade-bit bridle horse, but they can also be a fine bridle for daily use, if you’re not trying to follow in the Californios’ footsteps.
I disagree that a snaffle or any bit provides more control. Control comes from training, not from tack. I will say that a snaffle can provide a "more precise communication* than a rope halter. I know of horses that are easily controlled when ridden with a halter, but they prefer the cleaner, crisper communication of a snaffle.
A sidepull is another bitless option. It offers a less ’sloppy’ communication than a halter and it can be rather strong, depending on the type of rope on the nose and if it’s padded. I consider it the snaffle of bitless, because its action is identical to a snaffle, only on the outside of the horse’s head.
The Dr. Cook’s Bitless Bridles that I’ve seen don’t give a quick enough release to suit me, unless they’re made of nylon webbing. Leather and biothane beta tend to hang up in the rings or drag against them. Since I don’t like the look or feel of nylon bridles, I don’t care for the DCBB. I’ve heard of horses that have a strong dislike for the ‘head hugging’ action, too. Looking at it in the tack shop and the price tag were enough to keep me from buying one, but I made some variations on the idea and none became my favorite bridle.
A mechanical hackamore is extremely harsh and a poor communication tool – but I know you weren’t thinking of trying one of those. Just throwing it out there for comparison.
I’ve experimented with every headgear mentioned here except the DCBB, on my own and client horses.
I like to use different gear for different activities. Only have 30 minutes to hit the trail? Put on my helmet and snap reins to the halter and let’s go, Pony Girl!
Chasing cows or cross-country jumping, or a guest rider? The flexible, smooth bosal is just right for helping her keep her mind on her work when she’s a little excited, and for strangers to manage her without getting in her mouth.
Dressage lessons? Snaffle, of course, and I prefer a French link.
I personally enjoy trying different bridles to see how they work and how my horses respond to them. You might find something that you and your horse like better than what you’re using now.
This section has shown me that there is a connection between a horse and a rider that cannot be broken until death parts them. The passion they share is important for a long happy life of competition with others who share that bond with their horse. My point is that one day I want to ride a horse rider…oops I mean horse 
I’m baaaaack! 
That one made me crack a smile. Good job, Alex. You should be proud.
I am really wanting to learn Dressage horse riding and I don’t know what age you have to be to learn it? I also don’t know where to learn? I am 13 and I don’t know if I am too young?:S
I’m from Scotland BTW 
Hello,
I guess USDF doesn’t really help then:-) The British Dressage website gives a regional contact person for Scotland, see http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/your_regions/overview The site also contains information for those 25 and younger: http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/under_25s
Also of interest might be the Scottish Dressage Group. They offer a membership for junior riders too. http://www.scottishdressagegroup.org.uk/index.html
Good Luck
Anne, library school student
I’m wanting to camp in a state park somewhere in central to north florid and I don’t want just traditional flat florida trails!
I live in North Central Florida, and if you want ‘not flat’, then Florida might not be the best place to go. The highest elevation in the entire state is just over 340 ft. After all, we ARE on a great big sand bar!
I ride, and I frequent the Florida Greenways trails around Ocala. The trailheads aren’t state parks, but there is a campground at the Ross Prairie trailhead. From that trailhead, you can access dry marshland and some ‘hilly’ trails created along the earthworks that were built when the Florida Barge Canal was being constructed. It was never finished, and the lands ceded to the state along its planned route are mostly greenways for hiking, biking, and equestrian activities. The campground at Ross Prairie is pretty nice, and of course is set up for horses. You can feel like you are in the middle of nowhere, but there are restaurants and shopping within 2 miles of the park entrance.
My friends who camp and ride a lot love San Felasco state park. I also hear that Big Shoals is nice.
Good luck!
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Death Rides a Horse (aka Da uomo a uomo, or As Man to Man) is a 1967 spaghetti western directed by Giulio Petroni, written by Luciano Vincenzoni, and starring Lee Van Cleef and John Phillip Law. Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill’s tragedy. The film has lapsed into public domain.[1]
Cast
Lee Van Cleef — Ryan
John Phillip Law — Bill Meceita
Carlo Pisacane — Holly Spring Station Master
Luigi Pistilli — Walcott
Anthony Dawson — Bert Cavanaugh/Manina/4 Aces
Jose Torres — Pedro
Carla Cassola — Betsy
Archie Savage — Negro Soldier
Mario Brega — One-Eye
Guglielmo Spoletini — Manuel
Angelo Susani — Paco
Giuseppe Castellano — Sheriff
Franco Balducci — Lyndon City Sheriff
Romano Puppo — Lyndon City Deputy
Walter Giulangeli — Mr. Meceita
Elena Hall — Mrs. Meceita
Bruno Corazzari — bartender
Natale Nazzareno — member of Pedro’s gang
Felicita Fanny — Marita
Ignazio Leone — minister
Nerina Montagnani — minister’s wife
Carlo Pisacane — Holly Spring’s station master
Nino Vingelli — card player
Remo Capitani — member of gold escort
Giovanni Scarciofolo — Cavanaugh henchman
Jose Terron — Walcott henchman
Mario Mandalari — Walcott henchman
Ennio Pagliani — Walcott henchman
Giovanni Petrucci — Walcott henchman
Claudio Rufini — Warden
Vivienne Bocca — Richard Watson
Whenever the angered hero encountered one of the bandits who wronged him and killed his family, footage of the wrong being avenged is superimposed over the hero’s face. As a homage, this technique was used by Quentin Tarrantino in Kill Bill whenever The Bride confronted one of the Deadly Vipers.
The main theme of Death Rides a Horse is used in Kill Bill. It is the trilling flute and mixed choral piece played when The Bride calls out O-Ren Ishii and her bodyguards at the House of Blue Leaves.
The scene when the main character, Bill, watches his family being murdered is referenced in the animated scene of Kill Bill. Here the skull necklace is depicted as a skull ring, worn by the man who kills O-rens father.
“Death rides a Horse” is a 1970 reggae single from the Hippy Boys. It appears on the B-side of Max Romeos single “melting pot” on the Pama Unity label
“Death Rides a Horse” is a name of a track on the Russian Circles album Enter
Red Rock is the names of both Bill’s horse from Death Rides a Horse and the final Bull from the movie 8 Seconds
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In a rising trot, the rider moves with the horse’s two-beat rhythm. Learn the rising trot with tips from an experienced riding instructor in this free video series on horse gaits.
Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
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Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team.
Filmmaker: David Pakman
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