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  • Beat Fear With Proper Form And Balance

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    Beat Fear With Proper Form And Balance Palm Partnership Training By Lynn Palm It is only natural for a rider to feel fear at some point during years of riding. Usually that fear is based on the concern of being out of control of the horse and coming out of the saddle. If this has…

  • Western Dressage Benefits Any Horse

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    Western Dressage Benefits Any Horse By: Lynn Palm Dressage is the only way to naturally train Western horses of any breed. After all, a horse is a horse! You don’t have to train differently just because you use an English or Western saddle. We must remember that “Dressage” is a French word that means “training…

  • Western Dressage: Practice Tips

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    What are the best ways to improve your horse at his current level so you can advance to the next level? Here are some Western Dressage tips from a pro.

  • Western Dressage: Understanding Test Scores

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    Western Dressage: Understanding Test Scores By: Lynn Palm In Dressage, it is tradition to receive score sheets from the judge showing the score and comment for the horse and rider on each component of the test. Using a point scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being perfect, the judge may add scoring comments to…

  • Western Dressage: A Closer Look At Tack

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    Western Dressage: A Closer Look At Tack By: Lynn Palm Any time you are getting into a different discipline, it is important to know what tack is to be used in competition. The smart rider will research ahead of time to learn all the rules about what tack is permitted and what is not. I…

  • Right Equipment For Ground Training

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    Right Equipment For Ground Training By: Lynn Palm In a previous article I stressed the importance of location when conducting ground training lessons with any horse. If you follow the progression I gave you to introduce each new ground training lesson, you will be giving your horse the best opportunity to learn. If your horse…

  • Working In Hand – Yielding Left

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    Working In Hand – Yielding Left We’ve been discussing tips for teaching your horse three in-hand maneuvers that are extremely important for the horse’s future, from beginning work under saddle to advanced training. They are the forehand turn, turn on the haunches, and yielding.  By teaching these maneuvers on the ground, Your horse will be…

  • Correcting ‘Falling In’ with Lynn Palm

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    Correcting ‘Falling In’ with Lynn Palm Palm Partnership Training™ Building a Partnership with Your Horse – By Lynn Palm It is back to the circle pattern we used in the last article about “Falling Out” to learn how to identify, anticipate, and correct the second of two common problems that can occur when turning —…

  • Make Your Trail Ride a Picnic

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    Make Your Trail Ride a Picnic Palm Partnership Training™ Building a Partnership with Your Horse   It’s time to apply all the great trail training we have covered to do a fun activity with your horse—going on a picnic. Be sure to follow all of the previous steps for training your horse on the trail…