Different English Rein Styles
(Reins): "This dressage bridle comes with my favorite dressage reins. These are canvas and I love them. I love that there are stoppers,...
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Discussing Dressage Bits in General
(Dressage Bridles and Bits): "Now, if you're a dressage person, by the time you get to the FEI levels to Prix St Georges, you have to be...
Happy Mouth Bits
(Happy Mouth Bits): "When I'm training the youngsters, I like to put them in a Happy Mouth. Happy Mouth is a whole line of bits that came...
Hunter Bridle
(Hunter Bridles): "So while we have Twirl, let's talk about what I just put on his face. Because Twirl is going to be a hunter pony, I...
Parts of the Bridle
(Parts of the bridle): "Then with Ms. Anna, we're going to just go through the parts of the bridle. I'm only going to do that once,...
Power of Treats
(The Power of Treats): "But mostly what I want to show you guys is the power of treats. I love the Mrs. Pastures Horse Cookies. I feel...
General Hunter Bridles
(Hunter Bridles): "So while we have Twirl, let's talk about what I just put on his face. Because Twirl is going to be a hunter pony, I...
(Full-Length) Bridling Technique and Demonstration: An Excerpt from Clare's Educational Video Series
(Putting the Bridle on): "Okay, this is Sebastian. You guys all remember Sebastian, you've seen him like this with me, hugging on me....
Use of Hotwire and attachments
These plastic pieces on the top of the fences? Those are for the hotwire. A lot of people do put the hotwire along the top to keep the...
Welded Wire vs. No Climb Fencing
On welded wire: we love it. I'm not sure who put the rubber mats up in this stall, but if horses kick the walls, you can put these rubber...
A Quick Note on Salt Blocks
The person who was here before put up one of these Himalayan Salt Blocks. Often my horses won't touch salt blocks at all. They just sit...
Bedding for Bedrooms
On the topic of bedding: it's so hard for me to see horses that don't have bedding. I know a lot of the mare motels (the portable barns...
Water Options in Bedrooms
Please give them these deeper buckets of water. Not the old-fashioned kind. Remember the old-fashioned kind, the self fills were just...
No Box Stalls!
I'm a real stickler about horses in box stalls. I do not want horses in box stalls, period. They should have an outdoor space, any...
(Full-Length) Bedrooms and Water
This particular discussion is about what I think that any horse should at least have as far as their living situation is concerned. I'm a...
5 Ways to tell if your Dressage Saddle Fits
Rule One: Room over the wither. You know this is the wither. This is the pommel. And you need enough room over the wither. So, I like...
Girthing the Saddle down
When you shorten the girth, don't yank on it. They don't like that. Don't yank. They don't like that feeling. Instead, pull towards you...
Parts of the Dressage Saddle
Just really quickly, it's important to know these Basic Parts of the saddle: This is the pommel. This is the cantle. This is the skirt....
(FULL LENGTH) 5 Rules to Saddle Fit
Rule One: Room over the wither. You know this is the wither. This is the pommel. And you need enough room over the wither. So, I like...
Washing the Face
When it's cold outside, you might be able to keep your horse's body warm with coolers, but how do you wash their faces during the...
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