how do you muscle up a halter horse?
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high protien diet(14% feed or alfalfa)just be careful becouse too high a protien and your horse could colic...do a gradulal increase...lots of excersizse (sp) if you have a round pen, or a lunge line... circular work works the muscles well.
714558
Ride 'til you're bow-legged... or if that sounds uncomfortable, oil the fenders (wear old clothes when riding it, because the dye will rub off on you).  When it's sitting in your barn, take a broom handle and turn the fenders backwards and stick the handle through the stirrups.  And if the "squeak" of a new saddle drives you nuts, a little baby powder in the skirt can help quiet it down a bit.  There's also a product called a "stirrup straight" that allows your stirrups to swivel, and can eliminate the stress on your knees, but it will take longer to break in the fenders that way, and if you go back to a regular stirrup, you'll have a break-in process all over again.  I totally feel your pain, new saddles SUCK to break-in, but after a few months it'll be like sitting in an easy chair!  Good luck!
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Training your shoulders & trapezius helps. Do lateral raises or upright rows. Another common exercise (often used by wrestlers) for specifically training the neck is a neck bridge. You want to be sure to have a trainer helping or at least someone experienced watching for this one, though, because it's easy to get hurt doing it wrong.\n\n\nLateral raises:\nhttp://www.ballyfitness.com/rapid_results/expert_advice/video_clips/video.asp?46\nUpright rows:\nhttp://www.ballyfitness.com/rapid_results/expert_advice/video_clips/video.asp?49\nNeck bridge:\nhttp://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/mahler19abig.jpg
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A few simple strength and balance exercises should do it.  Have somebody assist you on a horse that lunges well so you can concentrate.  at a working trot count post five strides sit five strides.  To do it you're leg will have to be correct or you be late and have a hard time.  As you get better switch to post three, sit three.  Then two and two.  Also work on posting and going into your two point then drop and strech flat and reach for the ears then back into two point.  Go from two point and then straighten up reach over your head if you can then down over the neck or back to two point.  Your legs need to be correct to make these changes.  You'll learn where your center of balance is.  In a proper position your legs will not move as you switch poses or go back to posting.  Mix it up switch randomly it's very different from te eventers who have a good deal of time between obstacles.  You don't get the option to sit and reposition for each new task.  good luck
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You need to use your seat and legs.  Keep the legs on- you should be able to hold a peice of paper to the horses side with your lower leg.  Relaxing the back and pelvis also allows the horse to move better underneath you.  You can't change a horses personality.  If they are quiet by nature, there's not much you can do other than asking.  You shouldn't whack your horse with a whip, but use it as an aid.  If you are asking with leg and seat, and they don't respond- tap with the whip.  But first you have to make sure you are using your leg and seat.
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Here are 2 ways that I found for you.  Good luck\n\nVery carefully.  The Conibears are pretty easy to set - just do one spring at a time and hook the "saftey lock" until ready to use it. If your hands aren't strong enough, you can buy a little tool for depressing the springs.\n\nSqueeze the springs together with setting tongs or strong arms. You can also use a rope trick. Tie a loop in one end of a 1/4 inch nylon rope. Put your foot thru the loop, thread the rope UP thru both spring eyes, back down the outside and back up thru the spring eyes again. When you pull the free end, it will squeeze the springs together fairly easily. Hook the safety loop and repeat on the other side.\n\nLay the trap out flat, and pull the jaws apart. They will finish compressing the springs. When they are close together, put the notched dog over the trigger on the other jaw. MAKE SURE THE SAFETY CATCHES ARE STILL ON THE SPRINGS. (they fall off easily) If that trap goes off before you're ready, you're going to the hospitol.
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try...http://www.anatomyinmotion.com/fvhorse.htm....good luck  if  you dont  get it  theyd love to help
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I believe you just have to take slack out of governer spring.I think on those as you pull the throttle it has a certain tension then the sping just streches. Elimenate the spring strech with a plastic tie strap.\nBill
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No you can't. You need many different agled exercises to get the cannonball look. Pick up Muscle Development magazine. They always have the best explanation on muscle building questions.
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Ive taught lead changes to a couple horses before.  Start in an open arena with nothing in the way... you need plenty of space.  Trot your horse to the left making sure his body is slightly bending with the circle... ask him to pick up the left lead by raising your left rein and giving most of your leg pressure on the outside of the circle(wich if heading left.. would mean your right leg).  When he picks up the correct lead either continue circleing or head around the riding area.  Dont make him counter-canter! If he's just learning this then counter-cantering will confuse him. Remember to reward him by removing leg pressure.  OK ->  so, now youve got your horse in the left lead right?  After going around the areana at the left lead or doing a couple sparatic circles to the left with-out stoping head your horse into a straight line break him down into a trot and then... start heading to the right... repeat the above.  (bend horse in circle, lift inside rein, give outside leg pressure)  Its important that once you get the horse on the correct lead that you continue circleing them in that direction for a little while.  This reinforces the... It feels better to be on the correct lead and will help taking leads become more natural.  Eventually your horse will learn to change leads as soon as you give a little leg pressure or lift your rein.  Some horses get agrevated if you drill them with this for very long.  So plan on getting one or maybe two good changes of lead and then work on something else like halting square and balanced, sidepassing etc.  Once your horse is consistently picking up leads when heading into circles try being creative.. trotting your horse into a sharp corner and picking up the lead is great for their balance.  The better and better they get the fewer the trotting strides you will need to take inbetween changes.  Eventually you wont need to trot at all.  A classic pattern for teaching a horse lead changes is to do a fat figure eight... Make a circle on the correct lead, come to the center of your eight and begin a trot, lift rein, give leg, head in other direction.
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the gastrocnemius is the rear calf muscle - the best exercise for increasing the size of this muscle is standing calf raises (seated calf raises will focus more on the soleus, but it's best to work both for nice calves) The link below shows a video of how these are done.  They can also be done with dumbbells.  If you don't have a calf block at home you can use a stair, with dumbbell in one hand and the other hand resting on the railing for balance.
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a turbo will blow ur motor, get a cold air intake its pretty cheap and it will give u about 10-20 more horse
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Try keying off of two or three races where you think a horse is a 'lock', then play around and mix up the other three or four races and of course...\n\nGood luck
770872
put the tip of your finger in front of his eyes, about 12 inches away-then have him slowly follow your finger, with his eyes only, to the side of his face (as if looking out the side of his eyes), without moving his head, if his eyes quiver (spasm), it is more than likely he's ridin' the horse.
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exercise your arms. Try wieght lifting to build muscle to fill out and stop the jiggles. and then try a firming cream.
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adjust the stirups so when you stand up in the stirups you have about 2 inches of day light between your rearend and the seat of the saddle. Ride with weight in the stirups. Keep your heels down and your toes up while your feet are in the stirups. also squeeze the swells of the saddle with your thighs as you ride. also try to get in rythum with the horse. Know what lead the horse is in and swing your hip forward as the horsed front leg comes forward. Ride Relaxed!!!
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communicate to the horse w/ ur leg pressure. basically u want ur horse to not only respond to clicks & reins, but also the amount of pressure ur legs r giving the horse to speed it up (in ur case)