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A brief glance at the 5 day Nissan Winter Classic held at the Durban Shongweni Club
24th Dec 2016
A quick video of a day at Cape Town’s premium horse racing event, the J & B Met. This year there
24th Dec 2016
Over 800 horses are participating in the South African National Saddle Horse Championships – just
24th Dec 2016
The Durban July has figured on the calendar since 1897 – and it’s billed as one of South
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The official promo video for the 2017 Mounted Games World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South
24th Dec 2016
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24th Dec 2016
South African showjumper Nicole Horwood riding MARK WHITE, Nissan’s Capital Don Cumarco have clinched the coveted title again this year in the South African Showjumping Derby.
24th Dec 2016
Nicole Horwood riding Capital Don Cumarco clears the last fence in the 2014 Galencia Property South
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Cheyenne de Beer jumping Chinoa Firesong in the South African 1.2 m FEI.
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Tumi Mosiah and Frangelica’s Dream were awarded 4th place for this Novice Equitation test.
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Everybody getting their grOOVe on at South African Avis Derby! Plus catching up with Jade Hooke…
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Born 1970, Harare, Zimbabwe. Studied Fine Art at University of Stellenbosch, graduating in 1992 with a degree in Fine Arts (Painting). website: andrew barlow fine art
I know horses intimately as an art subject, the musculoskeletal system, the way the coat shines over the muscles and the facial expressions. Pastel drawings of African animals and Racehorses. Digital Photographic Art of African Animals printed on canvas. Mosaic rocks and frames. I live on a wildlife estate in
I am a digital painter. I switched from oils to digital when I found that the effects I could achieve far surpassed anything I could do in oils alone. I can, and frequently do mix the effects of oils and water colour on one canvas and can then draw the effect of charcoal on top of both.
Mistake #1 – Thinking your horse is like a dog or a cat.
Unless the new horse owner has been educated, they may think their horse is like a cat or dog. The new horse owner may pat his thigh and say, “C’mon” a few times and the horse will just leap into the trailer like a happy dog.
Since there is no one right way or one wrong way to train a horse, you may want to change the method you are using to train your horse. You have several different ways to choose from. If you are not having any luck with one method you can always try another.
BIT VS. BITLESS TRAINING
When it comes to the welfare of the horse, riders and trainers do their best to ensure that the horse is not subject to pain under saddle. One of the most common debates is about training horses to be ridden with a bit and training them to be ridden without a bit. There are many advantages to both methods. For certain situations, a bit may be more efficient than not using one. In other situations, riding without a bit may be more comfortable to the horse than using a bit. It depends on the situation, the training level of the horse, the rider’s abilities, and the goals that you are trying to achieve with your horse as to which method will work best.
The animal kingdom has a pecking order, which is very similar to our military. In the military the ranks in pecking order is General down to Private. The General will make the decisions on where to go and what to do, etc.
If you are either looking to buy a horse or maybe you have already acquired a horse. Either way the will need to be trained. Whether you do it yourself or hire a trainer to train the horse for you.
You should practice things your horse already knows before introducing something new. New skills should be introduced on something your horse already knows. Building on previously learnt skills is the key to being successful in horse training.