http://americashorsedaily.com/taking-time-for-miles-part-1/ The Complete Source for All Things Horse Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:29:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://americashorsedaily.com/taking-time-for-miles-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-7117 Happy and Healthy Stallions: Part 1 – America’s Horse Daily Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:03:25 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=15289#comment-7117 [...] handsome, talented and behaves like a gentleman in the training barn and show ring. He and owner Karen Evans Mundy of Cedar Hill, Tennessee, have developed a great partnership, winning many [...] [...] handsome, talented and behaves like a gentleman in the training barn and show ring. He and owner Karen Evans Mundy of Cedar Hill, Tennessee, have developed a great partnership, winning many [...]

]]> http://americashorsedaily.com/taking-time-for-miles-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-7020 Margaret Moore Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:01:05 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=15289#comment-7020 We trail ride our young horses everywhere & put years of miles on them first. Then when I started doing ring work & transitioned from a western trail saddle to dressage saddle & went to shows, it was not a big deal. I sacked them out as babies. I rode an older horse-pasture mate, then rubbed the saddle pad all over the baby. We blanket in winter & turn them out. They are still brushed & handled all winter. Then when spring finally arrives, they have been handled all winter. You are not starting over again. They do not forget all they learned that way. We trail ride our young horses everywhere & put years of miles on them first. Then when I started doing ring work & transitioned from a western trail saddle to dressage saddle & went to shows, it was not a big deal.
I sacked them out as babies. I rode an older horse-pasture mate, then rubbed the saddle pad all over the baby. We blanket in winter & turn them out. They are still brushed & handled all winter. Then when spring finally arrives, they have been handled all winter. You are not starting over again. They do not forget all they learned that way.

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