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UNDERSTANDING HOOF ANGLES: WHY 52-54° CAN BE AN IMPORTANT FUNCTIONAL RANGE—By Jeff Mangone🇺🇸 NCJF, NBF, APF II, President/CEO, North American Farriers Association
INTRODUCTION: One of the most important—and sometimes misunderstood—subjects in modern farriery is hoof angle. When we look at a horse standing in the aisle, it is easy to look at the outside of the hoof and think primarily about appearance. Is the hoof symmetrical? Is the toe too long? Are the heels low? Does the […]
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Photographing Horses The “ShortHorse” Way PART III—by Heather K McManamy🇺🇸ShortHorse Studios
In this part of this series, I’ll explain the basics of what to look for when photographing the horse in motion at the basic gaits. PART THREE: MOVEMENT TIMING When I ask what they’d really like to learn about photographing horses, timing and how to get the right moment in the horse’s stride seem to […]
YOUR CORE: What Does It Actually Mean?—by Emma Malone🇬🇧
If you’re a rider, you have probably heard those words hundreds of times. “Use your core.” “Your core isn’t strong enough.” “Engage your core.” But here is the question nobody seems to answer: What does that actually mean? Ask a group of professionals what the core is and you will probably get an entire range […]
No Horse Is “Heavy On The Aids,” It’s Misunderstood—by Jesse Kassner🇺🇸/🇬🇧Editor, DressurSPORT.com
When buying a horse all Dressage Classicists always say that a great Walk and Canter are the two most naturally important gaits to look for. A great trot can be developed more easily with time. Many times horses may be referred to as “Heavy/Dull to the Leg/Not Forward Enough/Needs to Be Ridden With Spurs/etc.” This […]
Photographing Horses “The ShortHorse” Way—by Heather K McManamy🇺🇸ShortHorse Studios
In this series, I will lay out the basic structure of my approach to photographing horses. I didn’t really even know I was putting most of these concepts to use for the first many years I was photographing; they were, at most, subconscious for me. I just knew when an image was “there,” and that […]
ARENA CONSTRUCTION PART IV | DRESSAGE BASE CONSTRUCTION: THE FOUNDATION BENEATH EVERY GREAT RIDE —by Dickie Osborne🇺🇸
One of the biggest misconceptions in the equestrian industry is that the riding surface alone determines the quality of an arena. While footing is certainly important, the truth is that every successful dressage arena begins with something riders rarely see—the base beneath it. A premium footing placed over a poorly constructed base will never perform […]
FARRIER FORUM: FOUNDER—by Jeff Mangone🇺🇸NCJF, NBF,APF II, President NAFA
WHY AUTUMN CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES OF YEAR When horse owners hear the word founder, many immediately think of a horse that was trimmed too short, suffered a severe concussion injury, or experienced trauma to the hoof. While those situations certainly can lead to laminitis and founder, they represent only one […]
HOW TO “CREATE ENGAGEMENT…” THROUGH TRANSITIONS—by Sue Mesa🇿🇦
What is a transition when referred to in horse training and riding? A transition can be as simple as turning from one side of the arena to another. Anything that asks the horse to change what it is doing to accomplish something else. The most common use of the word transition is to describe going […]
