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Trainers

Changing To A Curb Bit

By | Horses, Tack, Trainers

I’ve written before about excellent trainer Julie Goodnight. On her website she gives some really good advice about changing bits. Dear Julie, I am currently schooling and riding in a D-ring snaffle bit. I want to start training for Western Pleasure. What kind of shank bit do you recommend for…

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Julie Goodnight

By | Horses, Trainers

One of the best trainers around is Julie Goodnight. She has a great ability to read horses and notice how riders are interacting with them. If I had a problem with a horse she’d be one of the first people I’d want to help me deal with it. Julie has…

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Rex Peterson – Training Horses for Movies

By | Horses, Trainers

Rex Peterson has trained horses for some of your favorite films (Black Beauty, Black Stallion, Hidalgo, The Horse Whisperer, Flicka, Dreamer, Secretariat, among many others) for over 3 decades, teaching them to perform the impossible. He has buried a horse alive for a music video, trained a horse to climb…

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Craig Cameron

By | Cowboys, Horses, Trainers

One of the most successful horse trainers and clinicians these days is Craig Cameron. He’s been around for quite a while doing his horse thing but television has really allowed the public to see him. I like his RFD-TV Ride Smart series that covers all kinds of interesting things and…

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