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In for the Long Haul
You and your horse will enjoy a relaxing ride when you know the final steps back to the trailer and the post-ride experience will be a safe and unrushed. Trainer and clinician Ken McNabb gives you the right steps to take.
Make the post-ride experience a positive one to end your trail experience on a high note. By Ken McNabb With Alexis Bennett Photos by Jennifer Paulson USRider® Equestrian Traveler’s Companion
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ou’re headed back from your trail ride. You reach the trailer, unsaddle him, brush off your horse, get him loaded, and head down the road. Twenty minutes! It’s a new record time. This is exactly the behavior that gets riders in trouble. After a long day of riding, and especially after multiday trips, it’s tempting to hurry up and get on your way. When we do this, we create chaos. We hurriedly go through the motions and leave ourselves open to forget >>
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Spring 2021
