Dana Hokana provides daily training tips here on PleasureHorse.com!
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My older pleasure show mare is still going strong and I was wanting to try her more in all around events; particularly Western Riding. She has a tendency to get hot and worried and as I've started her on flying lead changes.
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After Dana's suggestions Hunter is now moving better than ever and he is not sore at all! PleasureHorse and Dana helped him move his natural way!
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I have a yearling that is over at the knees. I plan to start training him myself next year. I have attached a photo of him. He is able to lock his knees in at times and look just about normal, other times he clearly stands over.
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I have a mare that is exceptionally flat up front in the round pen. However as I’ve begun to ask for more collection and slowing down she wants to bend her knee and slap the ground with her front feet.
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Showing older horses is something I value and work toward. I believe all horses deserve to have long term careers.
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My horse and I are excelling within our region, and having a terrific year! But…I am starting to feel and notice that we are starting to lose that “steady cadence” in our gait.
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In your recent article you said that, for certain horses, a few days before the show you may stop "grain supplements." Now, do you mean cut out grain completely...or supplements you put in the grain?
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I have a four year old mare that I have owned since she was a yearling. She has been in training all this time and is doing great in the showpen. My problem is that she is unsafe to work with on the ground.
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I have had many sensitive horses throughout my career and I’ve discovered that how you prepare this kind of horse for the show ring is even more important than preparing the average horse.
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Q. Hey Dana, I have a huge problem with a quarter horse I bought a couple months ago. He has a very exaggerated poll (bends way to much).
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The exercises in this article will teach you to improve your horse's trot and lope and will give your horse more lift and flow.
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Q. I have a 3 year old gelding, that I’m struggling with. He lopes very nice on his right lead but struggles to the left.
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(A follow up question to Dana’s article titled “Seven Steps to Slow Your Horse Down”) Q. I have tried everything except cross cantering, which I will not try because when I first got her she would not pick-up the right lead. Any help on slowing her down at
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Q. Hi, I own a 5-year-old western pleasure mare. I show every other weekend and I’m at local shows right now and I’m only 11, so I’m with my age group. And, so far I have won 1st place in all of my western pleasure classes, but I’m wondering
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