Julie Goodnight's Blog – July 2009 Archive (2)

Managing a Stressed Horse at Horse Shows

Hi Julie,

I am writing from Pretoria South Africa. My daughter recently attended her first show jumping event. Her horse boxed (trailered) without major problems and also traveled well. At the event this well-behaved, sweet horse, turned into a very nervous rearing animal. We could not control her and needless to say my daughter could not compete. According to her riding instructor, from whom we… Continue

Added by Julie Goodnight on July 31, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Explaining the Rein Aids for English and Western

Hello Everyone!

People send me riding and training questions from all over the world and I look forward to sharing some of my answers with all of you!

Dear Julie,

Please explain to me the rein aids for English and Western. I would like to know which ones to use for each discipline and what is the difference. For example, direct and direct opposition, indirect and indirect opposition? And how do you use these in riding?

Elizabeth

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Added by Julie Goodnight on July 17, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments