Video Competition Winners The LightRider Video competition attracted some lovely entries and it was hard to choose from three out of the top five I had shortlisted. But the judges finally awarded the prize to Beck Hughes from Bendigo, Victoria because her video showed variety, some nice close-ups of the LightRider Bitless Noseband and we [...]
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Mutual Trust Friendship Training http://www.friendshiptraining.org More information available from: naturalhorse101@aol.com Charles H. (Chuck) Mintzlaff
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Learn the Waterhole Rituals™ Carolyn Resnick’s Insider Circle and Extended Circle Online Courses – classes start again soon on August 28th. How Convenient! You don’t even have to leave the comfort of your own field! This is a training method at liberty as well as a self- realization course to get in touch with your [...]
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Horse Agility Update: Horse Agility Australia will be at Equitana, Sydney, November 2011. Andrew Hennell reports: Thursday will see HAA with a 90-minute session in a large outdoor ‘entertainment’ arena. Georgia Bruce will also join us to demonstrate how clicker training can work with agility. Friday and Sunday see HAA with a 45-minute indoor demonstration [...]
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Nirvana – a Rocky Mountain horse showing his reportiore – looks like a nice combination of Parelli and Nevzarov. His owner Laurie Neron lives in Quebec, Canada and is a photographer who says she has been inspired by Parelli, Nevzarov, Monty Roberts and others.
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Benefits of Bitless at Equitana Sydney Our presentation times have been announced for Thursday 10th – 5.45pm and Saturday 12th – 3.45pm both in the Riverina Pavilion. If you are keen to see myself and Suzanne Bellette demonstrate the ‘Benefits Of Bitless’ be sure to book your tickets for those days. More info on Equitana and bookings below [...]
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As I write, rain is lashing the house and has been all day. The horses are all coping well with trees for shelter and plenty of hay to keep their bellies warm. The ‘old folks’ have their rugs on as they don’t have the body fat to keep warm when wet and windblown, and it [...]
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Bitless Basics Overview Video Parts of the presentation I did on Bitless Riding at Agfest last month were filmed and photographed (thanks Saskia and Nikki) and I’ve put together a sample of some Bitless Basics to give a brief overview of some of the things you can teach your horse. Basics like lateral flexion, hindquarter [...]
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Bitless Collection videos Want to see how soft vertical flexion and a responsive relaxed horse can lead to true collection via self carriage? In this first video, Instructor Suzanne Bellette with her colourful Paint gelding, Tombay, shows how this is achieved with the LightRider Bitless Noseband and the appropriate education of course. Tombay’s ridden education [...]
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