Duration : 0:8:16

Technorati Tags: Andalusian, Arabian, filly, foal, horse, horsemanship, Natural, palomino, Parelli, PNH

Artist: 009 Sound System
Song: With A Spirit
Length: 09:58

lyrics:

you can be
whatever u want
when you’re high
walk slowly
with a spirit by your side
(oh baby)
don’t fear if u lose your mind
say how u doin’ boy i’m feelin’ fine
… when somethin’ carries me away… hey hey hey hey….
-
don’t think
just take a ride
don’t believe
that jesus lied
to keep us all so satisfied
with a sale
u should know baby

don’t feel
the thorny nights
never ask
for holy rites
don’t ya think
that god has died
this time
-
and don’t stop
takin’ these drugs cuz’ they
got u flyin’ forgettin’ yesterday
maybe it’s crazy but keep gettin’ stoned while u can
baby in the lord’s hands
-
don’t say
u know what’s right

don’t take
those alibis
don’t hate
the other side
when they’re right
sure they are baby

don’t wave
your flag up high
don’t praise
your concubines
did u just
fall for lies
this time

Duration : 0:0:31

Technorati Tags: Breeding, dog, horse, horses, mating

First of all, WHAT DO YOU THINK EVENTING IS? Number two, all Grand Prix jumpers have their horses trained to at LEAST 3rd lvl dressage. Interesting hmm? So of COURSE dressage horses can jump. They have all the basics of slowing down, speeding forward, lengthening stride, shortening stride, balance, and bending. All that’s needed is for the horse to learn to go over a jump. Not hard.

If you ride correct dressage, it becomes anything but boring! And take this from the wild child, anti-dressage, jumping Nazi I was back a couple of years ago. Dressage, I believe, is the hardest equine sport, and while I may get flamed for saying that, it is the truth. It is the foundation for ALL equine sports, (yesh even barrel racing) and without it you CANNOT go far in any other sport. Why is it so hard? Because of the impossible goal you search for, perfection.

Duration : 0:1:0

Technorati Tags: 3'6, 3'9, dressage, Freetime, horse, jumping, PiaffeQueen, Piper

Duration : 0:1:2

Technorati Tags: arabians, barrelracing, horse, horsemanship, horses, lessons, Natural, polebending, recreational, ride, riding, western

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:12

Technorati Tags: back, care, Equestrian, Grooming, horse, horseback, horses, riding

Duration : 0:2:37

Technorati Tags: bikes, Dirt, enduro, motor, motorcycle, motorcycles, off, riding, road, sport, trail, woods

The equiptment, I’m afraid you’ll just have to bite the bullet and do it. I tried getting imitation and believe me, it was so not worth it. I ended up spending over $100 on a $60 rope because I didn’t want to spend the money on the authentic Parelli rope. But, forget it, I had to just buy the real one because the other one was so cheaply made. Same with the halter. My horse is super sensitive and once I learned to read what he was trying to say, I could tell that my halter, even though it was rope, bothered him. His whole attitude changed when I just spent the money and bought a real Parelli halter. Their stuff really is high quality and worth it, but it is expensive.

Try eBay too, they often have things for cheaper.

Parelli saved my horse and myself, I’m sure of it. He used to run me over and drag me around. Now I can ask him to follow me simply by clucking, and he comes willingly at liberty. This is the horse that I had to DRAG just to get his head up. We still have our issues, but I have the tools to deal with them now. Also, according to my friends and family, it has really helped my confidance. I admit I feel better about what I do, but they say it’s very noticeable.

In the end, just do it! It’s worth every single penny and you will get results. All I wanted was safety, but I have so much more than that now. My horse and I are truly friends now.

Good luck!

I will be taking my thirteen year old cousin and it is hard to keep him entertained however he loves animals so I think this is a good idea.

Anyone with stories pertaining to horesback riding are also free to answer my question – thanks for your input!

If you have any suggestions for horseback riding for me and my family, please provide them as well as a website I can access to look them up if applicable!

Thanks!

I don’t know of any places, but I can give you a bit of advice. My family used to go to Oklahoma and stay near lake Texoma every year. One year we decided not to stick to the lake, so we drove around and ended up finding a small stable that offered horseback riding around the lake. We talked to the owner for over an hour and decided to come out the next morning. We went early, while the weather was still cool, and since it was early we were the first ride of the day and the only ones in our group. The owner remembered our names and let us pick out the horses we wanted to ride, and then took us out on the trails, telling us a lot about the area, and incorporating some great cowboy jokes and tall tales that weren’t corny and really made the ride enjoyable other than the great scenery. After the ride the owner talked with us some more. The next year we went back and the guy remembered us and talked with us and you could tell it was a really personal experience. I enjoyed going on trail rides each year just because of the owner, even though the scenery was pretty. I also liked that the horses knew what they were supposed to do, but they were smart and would let us go faster and followed your commands.

In contrast, I went riding on the beach one time, and they took you out in groups of 20-30, making you wait til there were that many people. The guides didn’t say anything, and just made sure you turned around when you were supposed to. The horses were like robots, they walked no matter how hard you pushed them, turned around at the point they were supposed to, and hurried as quick as you let them back to the stable. Not a good experience at all and no matter how great it is to ride on the beach, I won’t be doing it at that stable again. I have a friend who had a similar experience, but she tested her horse and made a comment to one of the people that her horse was very smart and knew a lot, and the guy told her they were going to get rid of it then and made a comment that they’d shoot it for glue.

So there are a couple of contrasting experiences…My advice would be to just explore if you have the time, or ask around with the locals. Scout out the place before you go for a ride, and try to talk to the owner or some of the people who have already ridden there. Go for the smaller places, they will be more personal and willing to share knowledge with you.