{"id":484,"date":"2012-12-15T13:37:32","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T19:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=484"},"modified":"2012-12-15T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T19:43:22","slug":"horses-you-and-christmas-why-keep-your-horses-head-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/training-tips\/horses-you-and-christmas-why-keep-your-horses-head-down\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Horses. You. And Christmas.&#8221; + &#8220;Why Keep Your Horse&#8217;s Head Down?&#8221;"},"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>In Today&#8217;s Horse Tips Magazine Issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a01. &#8220;Horses. You. And Christmas.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> \u00a02. &#8220;Why Keep Your Horse&#8217;s Head Down?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>==============================<wbr>=======================<\/wbr><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. &#8220;Horses. You. And Christmas.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I write this I have Christmas music on in<br \/>\nthe background. \u00a0I love this time of year.<br \/>\nA lot of it is traditions. \u00a0Things we do each<br \/>\nand every Christmas season.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things our family does is watch<br \/>\nsome of classic Christmas movies together.<\/p>\n<p>We are also quite involved in various ministries<br \/>\nthrough our church, especially around Christmas.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t have to tell you that&#8217;s there&#8217;s a lot<br \/>\nof hurting folks out there and many who go<br \/>\nwithout. \u00a0We try to minister to their physical<br \/>\nneeds along with their spiritual needs.<\/p>\n<p>Many of you are hurring around trying to get<br \/>\nshopping done for family, friends and others.<\/p>\n<p>How many of your family and friends are horse<br \/>\nfolks? \u00a0Looking for something special to give<br \/>\nthem?<\/p>\n<p>Why not invest in them and their horses at<br \/>\nthe same time? \u00a0By gifting them some of our<br \/>\ntraining and riding DVDs, our books, training<br \/>\nbridle, etc &#8211; you are making a statement while<br \/>\nhelping them at the same time. \u00a0I don&#8217;t know of<br \/>\ntoo many horse folks who wouldn&#8217;t want to<br \/>\nget something to improve their riding and training!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not For Everyone&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have a very special offering that certainly<br \/>\nisn&#8217;t for everyone. \u00a0But we&#8217;ve sold out almost<br \/>\nevery time we&#8217;ve offered these sets in the past.<\/p>\n<p>What is it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Entire Horse Training and Riding DVD Library&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we offered this entire DVD library in the<br \/>\npast we only had 21 DVDs in the set. \u00a0We have<br \/>\nsince added 10 more DVD titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yep. \u00a031 DVD Titles representing some of the best<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> professional trainers and instructors you can find.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>31 Titles. \u00a023 Single DVDs. \u00a08 Two-DVD titles.<br \/>\nA total of 39 DVD discs in the set.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Horse Riding DVD\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvdlibraryspecial\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-486\" style=\"border: 3px solid black; margin: 6px;\" title=\"Horse Training DVD\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Horse-Training-DVD-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Horse-Training-DVD-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Horse-Training-DVD.jpg 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you bought each one at our normal price you&#8217;d<br \/>\nhave to pay about $1,398.00.<\/p>\n<p>However, as you might guess, we have this<br \/>\nentire professional DVD set at a price that<br \/>\nwill turn most heads. <strong>\u00a0It&#8217;s only $599.00.<\/strong><br \/>\nThat&#8217;s almost 60% OFF!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oh &#8211; if you live in the USA, we&#8217;ll ship<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> the entire set to you free, too. \u00a0Unreal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s The Catch?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No real catch &#8211; except, at this price, we<br \/>\nare only offering 7 complete sets. \u00a0When<br \/>\nthey&#8217;re gone, they&#8217;re gone.<\/p>\n<p>What a phenomenal way to build your horse<br \/>\ntraining and riding library!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Would Buy This Entire Set?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From past customers there&#8217;s three primary<br \/>\ngroups of folks who buy these sets:<\/p>\n<p>1. Parents + grandparents who want a solid set<br \/>\nof professional training DVDs for their kids<br \/>\nand grandkids. \u00a0They pass them around and<br \/>\nsave a ton of $$ over the years. \u00a0These sets<br \/>\nare a great addition to any horse library.<\/p>\n<p>2. Stables + riding clubs. \u00a0They buy them<br \/>\nas part of library offerings and either have<br \/>\nthem as a &#8220;lending library&#8221; or charge a small<br \/>\nfee to check them out and share the wealth<br \/>\nof information contained.<\/p>\n<p>3. Individuals and friends frequently go<br \/>\ntogether and buy the entire set and share<br \/>\nnot only the cost of the entire set, saving<br \/>\ntons of money, but also sharing what they<br \/>\nlearned with each other.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Would You Buy The Set?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your reason for getting the Entire DVD Library<br \/>\nmay be different than others. \u00a0But I know this,<br \/>\nI never stop learning. \u00a0In fact, I have found<br \/>\nthat the more I learn the deeper I want to go.<\/p>\n<p>If your have &#8220;more horse than knowledge&#8221;, that is,<br \/>\nyou are overwhelmed with your horse, how to<br \/>\nhandle, how to ride safely, how to teach your<br \/>\nhorse respect, etc&#8230;.then it&#8217;s probably<br \/>\ntime to do something about it.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the means&#8230;this is a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p>If you and 2 or 3 other friends can go in<br \/>\ntogether than you couldn&#8217;t make a better<br \/>\ninvestment in you and your horses than what<br \/>\nyou&#8217;ll learn from these 31 professional DVDs.<\/p>\n<p>Mom, Dad, Grandparent &#8211; can you imagine any<br \/>\ninvestment that could offer so much to your<br \/>\nkids and grandkids as these professional<br \/>\ntrainers can teach and show them? \u00a0Just the<br \/>\nsafety factor alone more than justifies the<br \/>\npurchase price.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get The Full Scoop&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of you&#8217;re interested, or even just curious,<br \/>\nthen click this link and read more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvdlibraryspecial\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.<wbr>horsetrainingresources.com\/<wbr>dvdlibraryspecial\/<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you need this? \u00a0Do you kids need it?<br \/>\nCan you use these in your stable, 4-H or riding club?<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the long-term return on this (huge) compared<br \/>\nto other gifts you could get? \u00a0Ponder that one<br \/>\na few minutes before you decide.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the link again:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvdlibraryspecial\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.<wbr>horsetrainingresources.com\/<wbr>dvdlibraryspecial\/<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember&#8230;we&#8217;re only offering 7 complete sets<br \/>\nat this price. \u00a0They&#8217;re in stock and ready<br \/>\nto ship as soon as you order is placed.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for your business and your investment<br \/>\nin your horse training and riding instruction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Charlie<\/p>\n<p>==============================<wbr>==================<\/wbr><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. \u00a0 &#8220;Why Keep Your Horse&#8217;s Head Down?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re into Western Riding, there&#8217;s<br \/>\na head position that&#8217;s desirable for horses.<\/p>\n<p>That head position is down.<\/p>\n<p>Why is that?<\/p>\n<p>When the head is down, it automatically<br \/>\ncauses the horse&#8217;s back to rise.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s so good about that?<\/p>\n<p>It gets them to use their back legs more.<\/p>\n<p>So what?<\/p>\n<p>It keeps their front legs light and<br \/>\nready to move.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, when the horse&#8217;s front end is<br \/>\nlight, they can turn faster and easier.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re simply in a more athletic<br \/>\nposition to do maneuvers.<\/p>\n<p>If you ever watched a Draft Horse pulling<br \/>\ncontest, you would likely see their heads<br \/>\ndown while pulling because it helps them<br \/>\nget that strength needed to pull.<\/p>\n<p>Also&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Another key point about the head being<br \/>\ndown, back up, and light on the front end, is<br \/>\nthis is much of what collection is about.<\/p>\n<p>Collection is an important factor in<br \/>\nthe horse world. \u00a0When they&#8217;re using the rear<br \/>\nlegs, light on the front, and moving with<br \/>\nbalance&#8230;you&#8217;re getting collection.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, when your horse puts his head<br \/>\ndown we don&#8217;t want to take that away from him.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we want to encourage it.<\/p>\n<p>But what about when the horse puts<br \/>\nhis head down to lean on the bit?<br \/>\nThen what?<\/p>\n<p>The first thing to &#8220;not&#8221; do is pull<br \/>\nhis head back up.<\/p>\n<p>If you do, you&#8217;re encouraging him not<br \/>\nto lower his head.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to know what else to do,<br \/>\nyou might want to take a look at the<br \/>\nKenny Scott horse training video.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny reveals many solutions for various<br \/>\nproblems including the one I just described.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny&#8217;s a lot of fun to learn from because he&#8217;s<br \/>\ngot more experience and championships<br \/>\nunder his belt than most trainers you&#8217;ll meet.<\/p>\n<p>He won the 1997 World in Western Riding.<br \/>\nHe&#8217;s also placed at the World so many times I&#8217;m<br \/>\nnot sure I could accurately count them.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also made the finals at the Congress<br \/>\nin Western Pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>Combine his wins with his background in<br \/>\nhorse training and you begin to see why he&#8217;s<br \/>\nsomeone to learn from.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny is another one of those professional<br \/>\ntrainers we feature because he has both<br \/>\nthe experience, credentials and is a very<br \/>\neffective teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, if you want to know more about<br \/>\nhim, click on the following:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvds\/kennyscott-4-corners\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.<wbr>horsetrainingresources.com\/<wbr>dvds\/kennyscott-4-corners\/<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember, the head down is a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>But you might ask, &#8220;But what if it looks<br \/>\nlike he&#8217;s going to buck? \u00a0Don&#8217;t horses buck with<br \/>\ntheir head down?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Great question.<\/p>\n<p>Kenny answers that in his video as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/dvds\/kennyscott-4-corners\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.<wbr>horsetrainingresources.com\/<wbr>dvds\/kennyscott-4-corners\/<\/wbr><\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ok&#8230;that&#8217;s it for today. \u00a0Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. 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