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want to learn about western riding!

3K views 18 replies 7 participants last post by  Spastic_Dove 
#1 ·
Hey,

I was basiclly tought with strict Dressage methods! And have always been riding English. Never crossed my mind to actually learn western riding. Well now that I know for a fact that I want to be a horse trainer someday (hopefully soon) I thought it would be in my best interest to at least learn about western.

My horse Gypsy was ridden western most of her life and she knows how to neck rein REALLY well, just takes over when you dont have a lot of contact :roll: I was never told this when I bought her I just found out all on my own.

...SO tell me all you got!

Thanks in advance

Oh yah I did take like two western lessons when I was younger.
 
#3 ·
Yah I might find a trainer who does western. But I dont know if there are any out here :-| This and the internet are my only resources right now.
And I dont fully trust the internet cause I dont know if what im reading is correct or by some crazy horse person with screwed up horses. At least here I trust the people.
 
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Well, it is a start. Databases like that are common. I am unaware of your specific location, and didn't even look at where those people were. They are not the only ones out there. Agriseek is a good resource for some things. You just need to look. Hopefully someone else will have a resource for you.
 
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lol I have no idea if there are any ranches out here but it would be worth a shot. I did find one barn but I dont know if they do lessons I have to find out on monday.
 
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I went to the vets and asked them about local barns and stuff and they didnt know anything. I dont think the feed store would know because its just the dennis CO and they sell everything from paint-gardening. And there isnt a feed store withen a half hour and I know they wouldnt know of any waaay down here.
 
#16 ·
Where in Washington are you? If you don't want to answer, that's fine.
Western horses are in frame, but they are not really collected like your dressage horse. Watch a Reining horse move. A good Reining horse is extremely supple and collected but on a loose rein. A good reining horse moves off light cues like a Dressage horse and preforms percision movements like a dressage horse. I heard that Anky van Grunsven wants to do Reining in the 2010 olympic games.
You may like Trail too. It's not as directly related, but you definitly have to have control of all parts of your horse in a trail class.
 
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