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Care & Training

Research articles on the care and training of the horse.

• When you rub your hand on a horse’s leg for the first time, he’s under pressure because he’s worried by having your hand in this new position. The pressure is relieved when you take your hand away from the horse’s leg.
Care & Training 

The lightest touch: Pressure and relief in horse training

October 7, 2015November 11, 2015 Neil Davies 3561 Views 0 Comments

Many trainers apply pressure when the horse has no idea how to find relief.

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Why you shouldn’t put human values on to horses

September 26, 2015October 10, 2015 Neil Davies 4690 Views 3 Comments

Horses don’t know or care what you think is good or bad.

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Safety first: A dangerous horse is a ticking time bomb

September 19, 2015September 22, 2015 Neil Davies 21884 Views 2 Comments Rider safety

Many people own horses that are dangerous and unsuitable for them.

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All that training may well come to nothing on competition day if performance anxiety creeps in..
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Core fitness training for riders boosts symmetry in the saddle – research

September 17, 2015September 18, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 10249 Views 0 Comments

Even horse stride length was found to improve.

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"It’s always fun and very rewarding to teach a foal to be confident and relaxed with humans," writes Neil Davies.
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Young horse training: Get it right from the get-go

September 10, 2015October 10, 2015 Neil Davies 4345 Views 0 Comments

Unfortunately, you can’t tell a horse to forget what he’s already learned.

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Martingales prove worth when used with novice riders, researchers say

September 3, 2015October 10, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 5066 Views 0 Comments

Study suggests martingales aid rein-tension consistency.

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Why I never use a round yard to train horses

September 1, 2015September 3, 2015 Neil Davies 11078 Views 6 Comments

“I believe round yards of any size are unsuitable for handling horses.”

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Winning the horse’s heart and the art of the riding master

August 31, 2015October 10, 2015 Jean Luc Cornille 4858 Views 2 Comments

Riding is physics; the interaction of forces and consequent actions.

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Building a horse’s trust: There is a catch

August 27, 2015August 28, 2015 Neil Davies 4447 Views 0 Comments

Don’t get angry and frustrated if you can’t catch your horse. And never, ever chase him.

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Putting the ‘class’ back into classical horsemanship

August 18, 2015August 19, 2016 Jean Luc Cornille 30091 Views 5 Comments

Dressage today is often training in appearances only.

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All that training may well come to nothing on competition day if performance anxiety creeps in..
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Equitation scientists expand list of essential training principles

August 9, 2015August 11, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 2549 Views 0 Comments

List extended to 12 key guiding principles.

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Why we don’t use side reins on horses

July 28, 2015April 24, 2016 Jean Luc Cornille 62956 Views 30 Comments

Side reins, draw reins, chambon, gogue – Jean luc Cornille explains how detrimental they can be.

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There’s no such thing as a ‘horse whisperer’

July 28, 2015July 31, 2015 Neil Davies 10574 Views 2 Comments

There are no secret magic powers when it comes to training horses.

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‘Sleep on it’ to earn a horse’s trust

July 21, 2015July 23, 2018 Colin Dangaard 5496 Views 1 Comment

Sometimes getting through to a horse can mean thinking outside the square.

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What really happens when your horse shies

July 13, 2015July 16, 2015 Neil Davies 5849 Views 4 Comments

Gaining confidence is better than adopting the “stop and look” method.

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Veteran farrier shares "five things every farrier wishes their clients knew".
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Horsemanship 1.1 – making life easier for the farrier – and you

July 9, 2015April 6, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 3222 Views 0 Comments

Veteran farrier shares “five things every farrier wishes their clients knew”.

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How to get the leading edge with your horse

July 3, 2015October 10, 2015 Neil Davies 7044 Views 0 Comments

Horses aren’t born knowing that they must walk calmly alongside you.

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Forward thinking: The perils of going backwards in horse training

June 25, 2015July 1, 2015 Neil Davies 18760 Views 1 Comment

Everything you ever want to do with your horse relies on moving forward, not backwards.

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The tell-tale signs of an ill-fitting saddle. Successfully fitting a saddle is an art, an understanding of basic physics and, of course, the ability to “read” the horse, says Colin Dangaard.
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Saddled with a problem? Your horse will tell you

June 19, 2015July 23, 2018 Colin Dangaard 6358 Views 0 Comments

Successful saddle fitting is an art, physics and “reading” the horse.

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The horse’s way or the highway

June 16, 2015June 19, 2015 Neil Davies 2139 Views 0 Comments

A one-size-fits-all training approach won’t work for every horse, writes third-generation horseman Neil Davies.

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