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Planning to Show that OTTB? Play It Backwards

By Natalie Reinert January 24, 2010 Training Theory 10 Comments

Do you set goals? I don’t believe in goals, myself. I know that sounds a bit odd. Competitive riding is, of course, the only sort I’m interested in. I don’t…

Learning to Love the Herd

By Natalie Reinert January 23, 2010 Final Call, Herd Life, Stereotypes, Training Theory 5 Comments

This is a tough weekend for me and I’ll do my best to keep up. There’s so much to talk about! I am now thinking very hard about leads and…

He’s a Horse Again

By Natalie Reinert January 22, 2010 Final Call, Herd Life, Stereotypes, Training Theory 3 Comments

Pop quiz: you’re a Thoroughbred racehorse. You’re five years old. You started racing in the late summer of your two-year-old year. When was the last time you were turned out…

The Unbearable Lightness of Thoroughbreds

By Natalie Reinert January 20, 2010 Final Call, Stereotypes, Training Diary, Training Theory 4 Comments

Final Call showed me tonight that his lovely uphill frame is well-suited for that classic TB move: “getting light in front.” The round pen worked for join-up (and he was…

On Hat-Vest-Boots-And We Ride!

By Natalie Reinert January 19, 2010 Final Call, Training Diary, Training Theory 8 Comments

Having cleaned mountains of tack all morning, it was time to go for it. No reason to put it off any longer. I found my hat and vest, wrestled for…

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