An Interview on Horsemanship Radio with Barbara Ellin Fox

I was excited to be interviewed by Debbie Loucks on Horsemanship Radio  for the April 25th show. We discussed teaching, writing, and rehabbing horses. Horsemanship Radio is Monty

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Does Your Lesson Horse Drop His Inside Shoulder?

When I think about a horse who drops his inside shoulder a certain tone of voice sort of screeches through my mind.  It’s the voice of a frustrated

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From the Perspective of the Horse – It’s Abnormal

Looking from the perspective of the horse, what we ask them to do is abnormal. Consider a horse who has just been turned loose in an enclosure – a

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Trot Poles – Teaching the Lesson Horse

Before you start teaching trot poles to your students you’ll need to be sure the horse they ride is confident over trot poles. Just because your lesson horse is well

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Balance Your Lesson Horse

It is just as important to balance your lesson horse as it is to teach balance to riders. And even though balance for individual horses can be directly

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