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Pat Parelli and Catwalk: Part 2

By Mary Hunter on August 2, 2010 in Horse Training

My recent post on Pat Parelli’s demonstration at the Festival of the Horse with the stallion Catwalk has generated quite a few views as well as plenty of great comments. I wanted to share some of the comments as many of them were very thought provoking. If you missed my original post on Pat Parelli […]

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Mark Rashid Clinic Notes

By Mary Hunter on July 30, 2010 in Conferences and Clinics, Horse Training

Kate, who blogs at A Year With Horses recently audited a Mark Rashid clinic. She has been posting detailed notes on each horse and rider pair. (The clinic was a one on one format.) These are great clinic notes. Kate’s a talented writer and pretty familiar with Mark Rashid and his teachings. Her notes really […]

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Gracie Gets Her Halter Off

By Mary Hunter on July 28, 2010 in Horse Training

Gracie is an older grey mare who lives at the rescue. No one knows her exact age, but she’s probably around 18. Gracie was rescued in 2007 from a feed lot in Nevada where she was on her way to the slaughter house. When Gracie was rescued, she was absolutely terrified of people. She was […]

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Lessons from Pat Parelli and Catwalk

By Mary Hunter on July 18, 2010 in Horse Training

The latest gossip on the internet is all about Pat Parelli’s recent demonstration with a stallion named Catwalk. If you haven’t heard, I’ll catch you up briefly. Catwalk is a show jumping horse who is extremely difficult to bridle. Over the course of the weekend Pat Parelli worked with Catwalk until he could be bridled. […]

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Rosie Learns Mounting from the Fence

By Mary Hunter on July 17, 2010 in Horse Training

Rosie and I have been doing a lot of bareback riding recently. One handy trick when riding bareback is to be able to climb up on a fence or bench and then have your horse line herself up perfectly so you can slide right on. This can be hard to teach some horses because if […]

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Halter Training with a Head Shy Horse

By Mary Hunter on July 14, 2010 in Horse Training

Apollo is a three year old paint colt who I have been working with at the rescue for the past several months. He had no previous handling and was pretty skeptical of people to begin with. He warmed up to us pretty quickly and enjoyed being brushed and scratched, especially on his belly!! However, was […]

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