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Several years back, I had been doing pre-rodeo concerts for a certain rodeo in the north east and after doing them for 8 years in a row and watching them pay contract acts, $300-$500 a perf....some good acts, some sucked.....I never got offered a penny for all that I put out all those years. I was lucky to get a “thank you” from the committee though the crowd loved it and begged me to return year after year. I remember the 8th year....I had HAD it!! My attitude sucked. I complained to God about it and told Him how I was DONE!

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The very next weekend we were at another rodeo and while there I heard about a really good looking horse a man had for sale so I drove out and looked at him. Standing in a pen up to his knees in mud, was this BEAUTIFUL paint stallion and I fell in love right there! Once I talked to his owner, I heard of all this horse had won.....several halter classes and even winning the MN state paint halter horse of the year. As he talked, my hope of buying this horse circled the toilet. He finally stated that he was asking $10,000 for the horse. The man was truly nice and was saying, we could “work something out”. Well.....no....we couldn’t. He might as well been asking a million dollars.

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As summer is coming to an end and the days are getting shorter it is time to think about getting ready for the fall. Here is a checklist of horse farm chores you will want to get complete before the rain and cold set in.

Stocking up on hay. Look for fresh clean, good smelling hay that you can stock up on. Running out of hay during bad weather can be very problematic and expensive. As hay suppliers get low on supply their prices get higher.

Bedding. Getting a truck load of shaving is more cost effective then the bags. If you wait until the rain sets in your ground may be too soft for the heavy truck to get in and out.

Blankets. Dig out your blankets and make sure they are ready to go. Make sure they fasten properly and fit your horse securely.

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Water in the cold months. If you don’t already have heated buckets or a water heater for your outside water, you may want to invest in them. Horse needs to drink plenty of water to protect them from colicking when it gets cold.

Footing material for pastures. Cut down on mud by bringing in woodchips or small gravel for the watering and gate areas.

Those areas can get pretty bad during the wet seasons.

Rotate Pastures. Now is the time to make sure you are not allowing overgrazing in one spot. You will want to allow breaks on your pastures to preserve what you can for the winter months.

Check you lighting. Checking to Kelly Martin make sure your lights are working outside 423.774.6018 and in will help you from getting caught off guard when it’s freezing out and you needs lights. Get your electrician over there now to address any issues before it’s to cold.

Check equipment needed for daily chores. Fill the air in your tires and you may want to put vet wrap on your metal handles or your shovels and forks to help keep your hands warm. Have any maintenance done on tractors and other equipment you will be using.

Fire protection. Have fire alarms and make sure the batteries are working. Have fire extinguisher in the barn.

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International Horsemanship With Richard Winters Horsemanship

Horsemanship in Scotland Today we will board the aircraft in Heathrow and will be returning to the United States. My wife, Cheryl, and I have just spent ten great days in the United Kingdom. I conducted a Cow Working and Horsemanship Clinic in Northern England and drove on to Scotland for another Horsemanship Clinic. I’ve taught horsemanship from Brazil to Sweden and Australia to Poland.

It’s always interesting to me how there are always a few things that are distinctly different and many things that are universally the same. While it is fresh in my mind, here are some of my observations from our trip to the United Kingdom.

Interestingly, a mental barrier to some was my cowboy hat. There is an attitude among some equine enthusiasts that “cowboy” horsemanship is crude and rough and that it has absolutely no application to their own equine practices. Much of their perception is based on what they have seen in western movies. And of course we can all agree that much of the riding in western movies leaves little to be desired.

It was important for me to explain and demonstrate that good horsemanship is universal. Whether you ride English or Western, with a cowboy hat or riding helmet, we are all striving to communicate an idea to our horse. I know I could learn valuable techniques while riding with an upper level Dressage trainer.

I also believe it is possible for an English rider to gain valuable insights by spending time with a Western performance trainer.

For centuries English riding has been the norm in the UK. Only in the last few decades has there been an interest or enthusiasm for Western riding. Riding with contact and snug reins is all that some of these riders have ever known. I have nothing against riding with contact and collection. Refined collection and a horse

proper Western saddle fitting and adjustments were addressed.

The Cow Working Clinic was a lot of fun for every participant.

It was interesting to note that the riders from England have no background or frame of reference for working cattle while horseback. Unlike the American West with its large expanse rangeland, the UK farmers have smaller plots of ground and all of the cattle handling is done on foot. I learned that there are actually animal welfare laws that make it illegal to rope cattle in the UK. Needless to say, that’s a little different. The Cattle Working Clinic was a huge success. Participants loved having a real job to do with their equine partner. Creating an interest in their horse’s mind in regard to cattle was a lot of fun and everyone was eager to do it again.

After noting all of the differences, it was interesting to observe that we all struggle with certain things with our horses regardless of where we are from or what language we speak.

There is always the horse that wants to be a little pushy and disrespectful on the ground. There were also riders who were hesitant to begin to lope or canter their horse. Some of them had not asked the horse to pick up this gait for many months.

Of course that creates a horse that thinks loping is no longer in their job description. After showing each rider how to properly prepare and warm up their horse on the ground, it was great to help each of them feel the exhilaration and accomplishment of loping/cantering in a successful and safe way.

The following was a Facebook post that exemplifies what I have been writing about in this article: Cheryl, please tell Richard I was so inspired by his clinic at Brandon’s that I got on my pony and loped a few good circles round the school and it felt awesome!!

Janice Reilly In the end, we all had much more in common than our few differences.

Each of us wants to communicate effectively with our horse, become better leaders and enjoy this Cow Working in England horsemanship experience.

Beyond horsemanship, our travels included: Three Star Eventing at Blair traveling in frame is my goal as well. However, It was fun to Castle, a trip to the majestic Scottish Highlands and monster observe clinic participants as they began to release the reins and hunting at Loch Ness. Thank you Brandon and Claire for hosting allow their horse to move out freely from time to time. It was our clinics and organizing all of our travels. Horses brought us all also important to show our eager Western riders the proper use together and we’re eager to return! You can catch a glimpse of and adjustment of their equipment. Lowering snaffle bits in their these UK Clinics on RFD-TV each Wednesday at noon and again at horse’s mouth and applying chins straps to snaffle bits as well as 8:00 PM (PST).

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Richard Winters horsemanship journey has earned him Colt Starting and Horse Showing Championship titles. Obtaining his goal of a World Championship in the National Reined Cow Horse Association became a reality in 2005. He is an AA rated judge. Another of Richard’s horsemanship goals was realized with his 2009 Road to the Horse Colt Starting Championship. Richard has returned as the Horseman’s Host for 5 consecutive years. Being a Top Five Finalist at the Cowboy Dressage World Finals was a great way to end our 2015 show season.

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Info: (770) 548-5956 First Monday of every month Club Meeting 7:00 pm Last Monday of every month BOD Meeting 7:00 pm Murray County Saddle Club Murray County Saddle Club.com First Monday of every month Meeting 7pm Bartow County Saddle Club bartowcountysaddleclub.org 3rd Saturday each month - GA Catoosa County Saddle Club For the 2016 show season...we will be going back to the 3rd saturday each month for our shows....will seem like old times with lots of new people.....looking forward to it. facebook.com/catoosacountysaddleclub

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October 15-16 - TN Smoky Mtn Horse Show SeriesHunter Derby, English - 15th Trail Challenge, Western - 16th Roane State HorseShowsAreFunAgain.com Ashley Jenkins 865-306-1196

October 29-30 -TN Richard Winters Horsemanship Clinic at the Tri-State arena in Cleveland TN. www.wintersranch.com

November 12 - TN NBHA Race - Iron City Aarena Amber Case 985-320-9661 ironcityarena.com

October 29-30- GA Wills Park Equestrian Center Brownwood Farms(H,J) Roger Brown 770-475-3152

November 12- AL TVRA Team Roping - Agribition Center Rope at 10am sharp!

Eric Graham (Team Roping Director) 256-717-4266 Louis DeRosa (Financial & Facilities) 256-679-7212 TVRA.info

October21-22-TN Outlaw Rodeo; Gates Open 6PM, Show at 8PM -Both Arenas Travis Presley 865-388-9494 Roane State; roanestate.edu October 22- GA Rivermont Horse Show 9:30 am Rivermont Farms 706-676-5566 rivermontfarms.com October 22 - GA Southeast Ranch Horse Series Stateline Arena, Ringgold GA Molly’s Custom Silver Buckle Series 423-619-4467 for info October 22-23 -AL Northeast Alabama Cuttting Horse Assoc.

NE AL Agri-Business Center info@nealagribusinesscenter.com October 22-23-GA GA International Horse Park H. J. Fox Halloween Classics I & II Vickie Bryans 706-342-3029 October 22-23- GA Wills Park Equestrian Center Brownwood Farms(H,J) Roger Brown 770-475-3152 October 28-30- GA 8th Annual Spooktacular Murray County Saddle Club.com

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November 19-20- TN STONES RIVER PONY CLUB S 4:30pm; MTSU TN Livestock Arena Stephanie Hickerson 615-796-3366 Nov 22 - TN OPEN RIDE ; 5pm to 10pm Roane State; roanestate.edu Diane Cox 865-882-4590 coxdm@roanestate.edu

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November 12 - GA Nooga Barrel Racing Club StateLine Arena; Ringgold GA Practice 11am; Compete 2pm 423-595-1938 and Facebook

November 12-13 - TN Volunteer Ranch Horse Association Fall Finale - VOLRHA.com Marvin Butler 615-397-6754 November 12-13 - TN Smoky Mtn Horse Show SeriesFINALS Show; Roane State HorseShowsAreFunAgain.com 865-306-1196 November 12-13 GA 12- NWGHA open show 10:00 am 13 - NWGHA running show 11:00 am Bartow County Saddle Club.org Nov 15 - TN OPEN RIDE ; 5pm to 10pm Roane State; roanestate.edu Diane Cox 865-882-4590 coxdm@roanestate.edu November 19- GA Rivermont Horse Show 9:30 am Rivermont Farms 706-676-5566 rivermontfarms.com November 19- GA Two Creeks Saddle Club Family friendly show Stateline arena See us on FB

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ou can help your horse’s gait or deteriorate the gait with your walk. Often, people who trail ride or pleasure ride allow their horses to walk too slow with sluggish hind legs that lack energy. You want your horse to walk with enough energy, he feels like he is marching. When you let your horse walk like he is going to a funeral, he looses forwardness, something needed to achieve gait. A horse that walks sluggishly learns to pull himself forward with his front legs and the hind legs become trailers pulled along. If this way of travel becomes a habit for the horse, then it is going to be difficult for him to gait. There will be no throughness from the hind legs to the bridle. We might add, these horses are also harder to stop, slow down, and turn, because they do everything on the front legs.

Many riders sit very heavy or sit on their pockets like a sack of feed on the horse’s back. So, the horse doesn’t articulate his back and is inclined to hollow and stiffen. This contributes to a dull walk and not active hind legs. The rider should sit with a neutral pelvis that can follow the back, encouraging a working walk. The rider needs to develop a feel for and pay attention to the feel of the back and the hind legs. If the rider is stiff in the hips or clenching with the upper part of the leg, the horse cannot move. This will stiffen the spine and may lead to pace.

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When a horse walks, his rib cage will swing left and right with the hind legs coming forward. When you sit in a correct seat your legs follow the swinging of the ribs which encourages your horse to step under his core, engaging his hind leg. If you block this motion, then the hind legs cannot come forward and engage. Correct does not mean just over stride, it means the horse uses the hind end joints to take weight back to engage so that the hind legs drive the horse forward. If the horse does not bend his hind leg joints then the back is stiff and the front legs are doing more pulling (it is biomechanically not possible for a horse to bend in the lumbar sacral without bending the stifle and hock). A horse can gait this way but you have to add more speed to acheive gait and it will often end up as pace.

It was said by a great horseman that “most riders condemn their horse with their seat to move with the legs only.

Some people may even deliberately prevent the back from swinging, since “leg movers” look more spectacular.”

What is a working walk? It is a walk with impulsion. It doesn’t have to be fast but walk with an intent. The working walk is when a horse is using his joints to push from behind. The working walk bends the joints and engages the pelvis bringing the back up and allowing energy to flow through the body. A working walk is smooth and allows the

spine to become flexible. It feels like the horse is marching, and feels more forward than side to side.

Horses that don’t have a marching or energetic walk become tense in their body and this can often result in behavior issues. People who worry about loosing control often allow the horse to walk very slow which results in not having control. The horse becomes stiff, it doesn’t learn to go to the bridle with a relaxed poll and jaw, so when it becomes emotional the rider can’t stop or slow the horse easily. There is nothing wrong with riding in a shank, but if you have to ride a shank because you don’t have control in a snaffle then you have this problem. The horse does not know how to go to the bridle and soften through his entire spine to the hind legs and allow the rider to control his hind legs. Having your horse always energetically walking, over time, helps him understand being soft. If he always has a dull walk he learns to be behind the bridle so to speak and when he becomes energized for some reason, he locks his jaw on the bit and pushes thru the rider’s hands.

Since we don’t want to hold our hoses back while we ride them forward to get gait (we would have the brake and accelerator on at the same time) we need them to learn that when we ride them forward with our seat, they should never push on the riders hands. Then

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we don’t have to hold them back or buy larger bits. A horse that is forward goes energetically to the bridle but never leans on the bridle. If the horse leans on the riders hands it is not forward, it is just running away. A good working walk helps the horse be more forward, which gives him better balance so he can turn better, stop better, gait better etc. A horse that is not forward is going to have a much more difficult time with balance, which leads to the horse becoming emotional.

All horses, even trotting horses have head movement at walk. Since the head and neck are used for balance, head movement and extension of the neck are determined by the legs. The more the horse has four legs under him (collection) the less the horse extends the neck and moves the head.

So the degree of head movement is determined by the degree of collection.

If you raise the neck and force the nose in, it will not change where the hind legs are so this will not be collection. Since most of us are trail riders and we will not achieve a high degree of collection, our horses will have some head nod at walk.

The nod is side to side and some forward and back. It is in sinc with the front legs strides. If the head nod is more up and down then your horse is stiff in his back or his hind end joints. If it is up and back mostly then the horse is not forward.

The ears should go a little side to side and forward. The top of the neck should get longer, not shorter. When the top of the neck becomes shorter and the bottom becomes longer in the head nod, the horse is not forward.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that riding on a completely loose rein all the time is beneficial to the horse. At least a majority of the time we should ride the horse, expecially young horses, with a connection. A connection doesn’t mean contact, it means you can feel the horse’s mouth and he can feel your intentions. There will be some slack but not to the point that you can’t communicate with the closing of your fingers. Sometimes people ride on loose VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 8 2016

reins to have the horse lower his head.

If he lowers because you turned the reins loose he will fall on his shoulders, loosing his balance. There is the argument that he will round when the head goes down. If you just loose the reins he will be round in the thoracic ribs only because the shoulder holds them up. He will, however, not be round correctly. To achieve roundness he must also rotate the pelvis so he is round from ears to tail.

To teach this the horse must have a marching forward walk with a soft connection to the hands. The hands must be soft and giving. The soft and giving hand is not only in the hand, but in the elbows, shoulders, and back. If any of these are stiff and blocking, this hardens our hands and blocks energy of the walk going forward. When I send the horse forward to a soft hand it allows the horse to longitudinally flex in his spine and allows the energy of the hind legs to go forward. With fixed hands, the horse will compress and the energy of the hind legs will not come through and can cause the horse to pace or trot because the spine is stiff. We need the hands to allow for the movement to happen and guide the energy where we need it to go, not take away the energy..

Horses on a completely loose rein often will have a dull walk because they are on the forehand. Horses taught to go forward to a soft connection will have a more energetic walk because the hind legs will be doing the work.

If the connection is not soft or feels holding, the horse will not lift the back and engage the hind legs. Riders should learn this feel for the sake of the horse.

Letting the horse walk sluggishly all the time allows the horse to develop the wrong muscles. It takes muscles for the horse to gait without tension.

You also cannot hold the horse in gait and develop these muscles. If you hold a horse in gait he will develop muscles that resist and when he becomes emotional those muscles will work against you. Using a good working walk

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helps the horse develop the correct muscles that he uses to gait. These include abdominal muscles that engage the hind legs and also the muscles he would use to slow down or stop without resisting.

The best place to work on a good working walk is out on the trail. The rider’s state of mind and the horse’s is more relaxed and more forward thinking. A trail ride is a job for the horse and keeps him forward and enthusiastic. Always have a destination in mind and be riding for that destination, which will keep changing as you go down the trail. Having a destination in your mind gives the horse purpose. When the horse feels purpose he will engage physically and mentally.

The better we get the working walk, the more focused the horse will get.

Allowing a sluggish walk or totally loose reins will allow the horse to lose focus which leads to things like spooking, shying, etc. He is also not mentally ready to make a transition up to another gait.

Using a good or working walk the horse has a better rhythm. Rhythm is key to the horse’s balance and emotion.

When a horse is calm and relaxed, there is a rhythm to their gaits. As soon as something stirs up the herd or the horse becomes emotional, the rhythm becomes eradict. Watch horses who have no rhythm, it affects all other gaits and their state of mind. Horses out of rhythm tend to be spooky and unpredictable. If you have to push your horse to go, or pull to slow down, their feet will be out of rhythm. Think of horses that jig or trot and don’t walk. If we could get them to walk with a good rhythm they would calm down, or if we could get them to calm down we could get a walk with rhythm. It has been said by many of the greatest horsemen that the walk is the mother of all gaits.

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By Lynn Palm I am so excited to do this series on western dressage. I am positive this new discipline following classical dressage with a western horse is going to give the western industry its next step in developing better horsemen. Dressage promotes “Riding Well” and “Being the Rider Your Horse Deserves!”

When I was young, it did not take me long to learn that if I wanted to participate in the sport of riding, I had to learn to become a good rider. I was in the dressage saddle learning this. Learning to become a good rider was not only necessary in the dressage saddle but is required in any saddle on any breed of horse. As a young rider I felt so fortunate to learn dressage because it was a new discipline in the U.S. at the time.

I recognized that I rode NO differently in the dressage saddle than I did in a western saddle or hunt saddle.

I found it very interesting that the training I was learning with dressage worked on any kind of horse. Breed didn’t matter then and it doesn’t matter now.

Dressage gave me the best foundation possible as well as a solid understanding of correct fundamentals about riding.

It also helped me understand correct training according to the horse’s conformation, instincts, behaviors, temperament, and personality.

Most importantly, I learned that it takes TIME to train horses naturally. The goal is to teach the horse to do tasks with manners, obedience, and willingness to perform. Learning dressage has taught me that a balanced rider, communication through the rider’s natural aids, and a balanced horse will give you willing and confident responses that will last the horse’s lifetime. The key here is that it is training with understanding, not training through submission.

By using dressage principles, I have been able to achieve success as a competitor and trainer of horses for more than four decades. As a top competitor in AQHA for many years, I showed numerous horses that performed in multiple western and English events. Dressage can be done with western horses and in the western saddle. I am so excited to be a part of western dressage as it starts! I encourage you to follow their tests and levels because this will lead to a more controlled and responsive horse, whether you are on the trails or in the show ring.

You may be wondering what horse is best for western dressage. If you’ve

watched traditional English dressage on television or gone to an event, you have no doubt noticed that many of the horses are warmbloods. As wonderful as those horses may be (and they are), don’t worry…you don’t need a warmblood to participate in western dressage. The beauty of this hot new discipline is that any horse and all breeds are suited for it.

This includes all the stock horse breeds, such as Quarter Horses, Paints, Appaloosas, Palominos, and Buckskins.

You’ll also see many “non-stock” breeds, including Morgans, Arabians, Saddlebreds, even draft horses, and ponies. If you are happy with the horse you are currently riding and have a good bond with him, that’s all you need to get started. You certainly don’t have to go buy a different horse.

If you have an interest in western dressage, please send me a photo of you and your horse so we can put this up on our web site, QuarterHorsesInDressage. com. Despite the name, we welcome all breeds!

I hope many of you reading this will decide to join the Western Dressage Association of America and get involved.

If you are an “English only” rider, be careful… once you get in a good western saddle and ride a test, you may get hooked. Why not? Give it a try!

Meanwhile, if you have any questions or would like me to address a particular aspect of western dressage in a future training article, please feel free to email me at lsp@lynnpalm.com. I love seeing your comments or questions.

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Temperatures are beginning to drop and autumn’s glorious colors will soon be upon us. What a month! Along with the temperature the humidity has also dropped, making trail rides even better. With those thoughts let’s explore a new area to enjoy with our horses and mules in the Volunteer State.

Bowie Nature Park - Fairview, TN https://www.trailmeister.com/trails/bowie-nature-park/ Trailhead Coordinates: 35.96881, -87.13846 I’d like to “volunteer” the Bowie Nature Park as a wonderful destination.

At just over 700 acres in size, it’s not huge, and at just over 10 years old it’s not ancient. What Bowie is; simply a delightful area to ride your horses and mules. If you live around the Nashville, TN metropolis, Bowie should be on your “places to visit” list.

The many trails here are all very well maintained and have a total length of just over 17 miles. For mileage hounds, don’t let the low number dissuade you from visiting. The six main trails at the park are arranged in a multitude of interconnected loops and whirls that will allow you create a ride of any length that you may desire. The trails themselves vary from wide, nearly manicured, lanes, to more technical single tracks meandering through the forest as they cross various tributaries of Little Turnbull Creek.

Trail footing varies but riders will find a lot of sand and fallen needles from the towering pines overhead.

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Bowie is a city park and as such you can expect to have some company on your ride. Most trails are also shared with bicyclists, with the exception of the Horseshoe Trail which is limited to equines and hikers. A factor that limits the number of other trail users, and also helps keep the park‘s trails in a great state of repair is the $2.00 access fee.

Bowie is open 365 days of the year, allowing riders to enjoy this incredible reclaimed land. When you ride here you’ll be hard pressed to believe that in the 1950’s the property was just barren and eroded land. Everything that you’ll ride through has been reclaimed, the lakes, and even the half million pines in the forest are all under seventy years old.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed our trip this month. As always for more information on these and many other areas to ride and camp please visit www.TrailMeister.com, the largest database of equestrian areas in North America.

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