Comments on: Riding Lessons With Richard Shrake

By: Billie Lowery

Billie Lowery — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:44:29 +0000

thank you for the free lesson

By: The Natural Arc, Part 2 – America’s Horse Daily

The Natural Arc, Part 2 – America’s Horse Daily — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:57:27 +0000

[...] riding is as simple as paying attention as you ride to see if your horse is stiff, then doing suppling exercises to make that way easier for him. Or it’s taking a feel of your [...]

By: Got Inspiration? – America’s Horse Daily

Got Inspiration? – America’s Horse Daily — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:38:57 +0000

[...] Kory gained enough strength, Annette put him in riding lessons. Before long, the family had acquired a horse. Being novices, they bought a yearling – but they [...]

By: Improving Communication – America’s Horse Daily

Improving Communication – America’s Horse Daily — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:02:40 +0000

[...] to the novice horseman, supervision and guidance should be provided at all times, and sequential lessons about horse behavior and how to handle them safely on the ground should also be included in the [...]

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:58:33 +0000

Karen, Kathy is on target. Have a thorough eye exam done on your gelding. I know of two cases that sound very similar and it was an eye problem that caused the panicky behavior. Once you find out there may be ways to deal with it. Good luck.

By: Kathy H.

Kathy H. — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:25:47 +0000

Hi Karen Stephens did you have his eyes looked at…..My mare did things like that…I found out it was her left eye that was bad..
That is all I know…hope that is not the case…. hope you find out why. He sounds realy nice… : )

By: Nancy D. Carville

Nancy D. Carville — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:52:07 +0000

Shoulder fore is the 4 track position inside hind follows track just
inside inside fore. Shoulder in is 3 track with more angle inside hind falling in track of inside fore. Then you have 2 track movements such as shoulder in Travers and haunches in or Renvers. All develop thrust and impulsion. Watch a good dressage rider enter a ring in shoulder fore position lining up the horses hip with the shoulder.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:29:36 +0000

If anyone is interested who is a member of the AQHA I have several journals from the first two SEPT & OCT 1948 and others from 1949-1950 on sale on ebay.So take a look.

By: Karen Stephens

Karen Stephens — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:13:49 +0000

Richard Shrake’s article was quite interesting. I have a gelding (now 6yrs old) that has had a problem since he has been 4 and I just ride through it because trainers can’t figure it out. So I’m throwing this out to see what AQHA trainers think. He doesn’t like other horses loping towards him. When he’s in the herd, if the cows return too quickly or move towards him too quickly, he panics and tries to get away. He does not do this behavior all the time and there’s no warning when he will. It would be nice to break of this completely, but nobody seems to know why he does it. Any thoughts?