WHy 90 Days?
“Why do you require 90 days minimum in your program”? It’s been a proven fact that it takes 28 days to break old habits to form new ones...
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Naomi Rutter
- Nov 28, 2023
- 1 min
Is your horse lazy?
Have you ever stopped to consider that maybe your lazy horse really isn’t lazy but he is biomechanically undeveloped. This means that he...
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Naomi Rutter
- Nov 28, 2023
- 2 min
Abduction vs the cross over in the pivot
When people teach the pivot to a horse whether it be on the saddle or on the ground, they tend to focus more on getting the cross over...
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Naomi Rutter
- Jun 9, 2023
- 2 min
barriers and
Using barriers can help a horse feel safe to respond with softness, vulnerability and intimacy to our physical touch.
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Naomi Rutter
- Jun 8, 2023
- 1 min
Redirection.
Redirection is about helping your horse feel safe when they are anxious. Redirection is not a correction. It’s just bringing the thoughts...
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Naomi Rutter
- Jun 7, 2023
- 1 min
Leading shouldn’t be this difficult
Have you ever thought how many components there are to proper leading? If we break it down, there are a lot of them and it is just as...
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Naomi Rutter
- Jun 6, 2023
- 2 min
Liberty - it's about everything!
People who say horses aren’t emotional really haven’t taken the time to be around them then as they are creatures driven by emotion and ..
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Naomi Rutter
- May 17, 2023
- 2 min
Using abduction to help us in our turns….along with other benefits.
Abduction-moving or taking away from the body. Adduction-adding into or towards the body. I just began understanding more of this since...
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Naomi Rutter
- May 12, 2023
- 2 min
Straightness….it’s misunderstood and under used.
We are overbending our horses too much. I used to think being bent meant being soft, and you need to bend in certain things but being...
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Naomi Rutter
- May 9, 2023
- 2 min
Don’t miss out on opportunities
Don’t ever let opportunities pass you by or something special might be missed. This past weekend I got to visit Maine for the first time...
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Naomi Rutter
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
It’s ok to feel overwhelmed!!
There is so much information out there on how to work with horses. The right way, the wrong way, different techniques for different horse...
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Naomi Rutter
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
What to do when a horse spooks
Your horse spooks in the corner of the arena or kick out on the lunge.....what do you do? Should you react or just let bygones be...
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Naomi Rutter
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Correct hand positions for riding
The position of our hands holding the reins is extremely important to how we signal our horses mouths. And whether we ride English or...
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Naomi Rutter
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
A balanced rider is everything.
It helps you have better positioning for adjustments, better connection with your horse, better feel and timing and better posture. When...
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Naomi Rutter
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
How to help our horses learn to be comfortable and happy
The longer I train horses (which in reality really isn’t that long), I hear so many different and conflicting arguments of which way is...
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Naomi Rutter
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Health benefits for your horse while riding long and low
Long and low....yes I know it’s a dressage term, but we need to not think of it only in that context. We need to realize all the other...
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Naomi Rutter
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Bravo’s ILHA freestyle performance
This past weekend down in Lexington at the Horse Park at the ILHA show was definitely the way to finish out the show season. Bravo placed...
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Naomi Rutter
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Stop thinking you have to be entertained during your lesson!!
Lessons are where you learn to be a better rider and a better horseman. That is hard work. It’s not all fun and games. If you’re just...
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Naomi Rutter
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
“My horse doesn’t need to see a chiropractor, he just needs more training.”
I hear it time and time again. “My horse doesn’t need to see a chiropractor, he just needs more training.” “He doesn’t need to see the...
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Naomi Rutter
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
A little goes a long ways!!
This difference in this sweet mare’s pectorals is amazing!! We are working on developing softness and strengthening the thoracic sling....
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