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Developing the Young Horse
 "Working At Liberty, Phase 1"
PALM PARTNERSHIP TRAINING™
By Lynn Palm
If you have been following the ground training series, I think you will agree that this type of training and handling prepares your horse for future training and makes him more enjoyable to be around. The lessons have direct application and benefit to under saddle work. The time you spend on ground work will pay off in increased respect for you and self-confidence in your horse.
Working at liberty is a ground-training tool that enables you to train and exercise your horse in a safe, enclosed area while not on a lead or longe line. The horse is free to move and respond to your voice and longe whip commands.
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 Practice Makes Perfect. Five Weeks to Flawless Freestyle,Part IV by Beth Hall
In week 4 of your freestyle practice schedule, you'll be gradually joining short segments learned the previous week. As you finish week 4 and approach competition week, you'll get comfortable riding your freestyle in its entirety. As with the previous weeks of practice, you should devote 10 minutes of your daily riding session to freestyle skill practice.
Week 4: Putting it all together
One of the primary difficulties in freestyle performance is finding a way to account for the unexpected. Recorded music has machine-like precision, while you and your horse are living beings capable of change. It's not enough to know your freestyle from beginning to end; anticipate that you might have to find your place in music and riding patterns at any point during the freestyle following a mistake. To that end, you need to rehearse every variable.
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The Science of Success.
Controlling your Energy and Focus by Tonya Johnston, MA
What if I told you that a skill necessary for riding well and being successful in the show ring was something you were doing right now? Do you think it would it be sitting at your computer? Reading informative articles? Imagining your next horse show? No, not quite. If I whisked you away at this very instant from your home or office and put you on stage in front of 1,000 people or sat you alone on a mountaintop you would still be doing it. In fact, you do this approximately 14 times per minute. Have you guessed? You're right: its breathing.
Breathing techniques are a cornerstone of the sport psychology tools commonly used to enhance an athlete's performance. Sport psychology consulting for riders consists of learning and perfecting brand new skills to maximize your potential, as well as helping you to take full advantage of things you already do naturally. Not surprisingly, breathing techniques fall into the second category. Everyone breathes, but many people can benefit from adding options to the way they breathe.
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