{"id":39,"date":"2008-05-01T08:54:54","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T14:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=39"},"modified":"2008-05-01T08:54:54","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T14:54:54","slug":"what-3-dangers-to-look-for-before-riding-your-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/what-3-dangers-to-look-for-before-riding-your-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"What 3 Dangers To Look For Before Riding Your Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/authover.css\" media=\"screen\" \/>\r\n\t       <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/simplemodel.css\" media=\"screen\"\/>\r\n\t          <script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n\tsrc=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery-1.7.2.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery.simplemodal.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/authover.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tvar jq = jQuery.noConflict();\r\n\t\t\t\tfunction openPopup(url,width,height,delay,useajax,iframe,exitt){\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\talert(url);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tauthover.configure({\r\n\t\t\t\t\tiFrameAttribute : {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\" : \"autFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"id\" : \"authFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"src\" : \"http:\/\/wikipedia.com\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"height\" : \"100%\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"width\" : \"100%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\tmodalContent : url,\r\n\t\t\t\twidth : width,\r\n\t\t\t\theight : height,\r\n\t\t\t\tdelay : delay,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupUseAjax: 0,\r\n\t\t\t\ttargetUseIframe: iframe,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupIsRedirect: useajax,\r\n\t\t\t\texitAlertText: exitt\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\tauthover.triggerModal();\r\nreturn false;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><strong>&#8220;What 3 Dangers To Look For Before Riding Your Horse&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Andy Curry talking about getting ready to ride:<\/p>\n<p>Has it ever happened to you?<\/p>\n<p>You get on your horse and ride.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the ride, you just never<br \/>\nquite have a pleasant, quiet ride.<\/p>\n<p>Ever wonder why that is?<\/p>\n<p>It could be lots of things.<\/p>\n<p>What I want you to get most of all<br \/>\nis whether or not you were in danger.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Before you get on your horse, you<br \/>\nshould do a few things first.<\/p>\n<p>Like what?<\/p>\n<p>Work him a little.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to do a pre-set thing &#8211;<br \/>\nalthough I think it&#8217;s a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>But more than anything, you want to<br \/>\nsee if your horse is being compliant and willing.<\/p>\n<p>If he&#8217;s not being compliant and<br \/>\nwilling, then you&#8217;re askin&#8217; for trouble.<\/p>\n<p>If your horse is resisting, then<br \/>\nlook for it.<\/p>\n<p>If you find resistance, then you<br \/>\ngotta work through it.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s one a lot of people don&#8217;t<br \/>\nthink about.<\/p>\n<p>Your horse may be sore.<\/p>\n<p>Soreness could look like unwillingness.<\/p>\n<p>If it is soreness, you have to address it.<\/p>\n<p>A sore horse is one that may buck you<br \/>\noff immediately or after a long trail ride.<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s disrespect then you likely don&#8217;t want to get on &#8211;<br \/>\nespecially if you don&#8217;t have the experience to address it.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s one of the most obvious yet<br \/>\nignored ones.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have steering or brakes,<br \/>\nyou dang sure don&#8217;t want to get on.<\/p>\n<p>I know it&#8217;s obvious and I shouldn&#8217;t have to say it &#8211;<br \/>\nbut people do it all the time.<\/p>\n<p>I guess it&#8217;s because they don&#8217;t understand just how<br \/>\nbad they can get hurt.<\/p>\n<p>These are the 3 dangers to look for before you go for<br \/>\na ride and they are the ones Linda Braddy highly<br \/>\nrecommends in her DVD.<\/p>\n<p>To read about Linda, click the following:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-brady.html \" title=\"Linda Braddy Training DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Linda Braddy Training DVD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t let the simplicity of these checkpoints fool you.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, they are simple.\u00a0 But they are critical to<br \/>\nyour riding safety.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet, you should get a copy of Linda&#8217;s<br \/>\ninformation because she reveals a lot a important<br \/>\nhorse training info everyone should know.<\/p>\n<p>Again, here is her link:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-brady.html \" title=\"Linda Braddy Training DVD\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Linda Braddy Training DVD<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Have a good day&#8230;\u00a0 stay safe around your horses!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n<p>Just starting out with horseback riding?\u00a0 Need some professional help?<\/p>\n<p>It is normal for anyone just starting out to have lots of questions,<br \/>\nbe somewhat fearful and at times confused about how to start<br \/>\nand learn the right way.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why we wrote:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner&#8217;s Guide&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This book takes you as a beginner, who knows nothing about horses,<br \/>\nand gently leads you through all phases of riding, horse care,<br \/>\ngrooming and much more.<\/p>\n<p>It completely prepares you for your first real riding lesson s<br \/>\no you start with knowledge, understanding and confidence when<br \/>\nyou mount the horse for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/RidingBook.html \" title=\"Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner's Guide\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Horseback Riding: The Complete Beginner&#8217;s Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What 3 Dangers To Look For Before Riding Your Horse&#8221; 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