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Crisis Averted

This week it was cold, windy and rainy, which isn’t exactly an ideal combination for a relaxed ride on Luc in the indoor arena. I was a little concerned when we stepped through the door from the tack-up area to …

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Magic Hands and Goblins

In the November/December issue of Horse-Canada, in my article “Starting Them Young: Clicker Training Foals,” I mentioned two new games – Magic Hands and Touch the Goblins.

The goal of magic hands is to have the h

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Clicker Training Foals

Begin at the Beginning.

No matter what the age of your horse one should always begin at the beginning of training because there will always be holes to fill in. Going back and revisiting basic lessons is always valuable.

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Teeter-Totter as a Training Tool

Several things have happened in the past two weeks:

1. I’ve been playing with Zelador creating an on the spot tiny trot under saddle (the beginning of a piaffe) and taking this two-beat movement forward into a very slow trot.…

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Horses and Food Allergies

Often, I am asked about feeding horses with allergies, which tends to confuse me because there are very few documented cases of true food allergies. In fact, most allergens for horses are environmental – mold, pollens, mites and other insects, &

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2014 Headwaters Stable Tour

Here is an excerpt from a newspaper article in The Weekly Sentinel by Jake CourtepatteThursday, October 16th about the 2014 Headwaters Stable Tour, which took place October 5th.

King facilities open their doors for annual

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Best Fundraiser Ever!

Our Fundraiser Sunday for Horseplay Sanctuary just might have been our best ever! And, of course, we were so busy doing all the jobs it turned out that we didn’t have anyone to film the show! Bummer!!! I’m going to …