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Horse Training "Experts" on the Internet By Don Blazer The Internet is a wonderful thing, providing great information in a
matter of clicks. The Internet also spews out more bunk, bull and incorrect information faster than you can ask, "Who are these idiots rushing to provide so much bad advice and nonsense?" Don't get me wrong…I love the Internet and the fact that it is open to everyone; I wouldn't have it any other way. I just think it needs a warning label: "Reader Beware!" When it comes to horse training, the vast majority of information found on the Internet is wrong, dangerous and certainly not beneficial to horses. And the websites carrying such bunk call their contributors "experts." Certainly both the websites and the contributors are delusional about the accuracy and value of their knowledge. |
What's In Your Fly Spray? I read product "ingredient" labels. I'm good at it. But reading the ingredient list on horse fly spray is like reading a foreign language. What is that stuff? Well you better know…some ingredients are toxic, some are poisons and some are just irritating. Some of the ingredients are natural, some are synthetic, some are repellents (provides a barrier or drives off insects) and some are insecticides (kills insects through contact, ingestion or inhalation). I've done the research, now you use the list to check what's in your horse fly spray. Do you want it on your horse? |
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Can you learn to train horses to be champion performers by taking an online course? …..you bet you can! Commander Pine Bar, 2009 American Buckskin Registry Association Reserve World Champion in Junior trail was trained by Don Blazer using the techniques he teaches in Training Performance Horses, a 9-lesson course which takes you from before the first saddle to the flying change of leads. And Commander Pine Bar, a five-year-old mare, learned all her lessons well…winning Third Place honors in Western Riding, All Ages. Pine, as she is known around the barn, was the only junior horse to finish in the top five of the 2009 competition which requires eight flying changes of lead while working a pattern. Pine was ridden by Eleanor Blazer to a year-end High Point Championship in Select Amateur Horsemanship for the Guadalupe Quarter Horse Association show series. You'll see Pine demonstrate maneuvers in short video clips included in Training Performance Horses lesson text. |
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No matter how good you are now, it’s always great to learn ways to Rev-up Your Dressage Scores, the newest online course open to all dressage enthusiasts. Tammy Fifer gets down to the nitty gritty with you about what judges are looking for, how they score, problems that cost you points and how you can correct them. Then she gives you tips from some of the “tops” in the field on how to “rev-up” those scores. And this month, Rev-up Your Dressage Scores is our “featured course,” so you save $50 by enrolling now. Click on the link to see the course description, outline and open the “course order form.” Rev-up Your Dressage Scores lessons include: What Judges Want to See; Placement in the Ring; The “How-to” of Straightness; Movement of the Horse; Common Faults and Fixes, Plus Top Rider Tips. Click here for course description |
