Knots Aren't Just for Boyscouts
Horsemanship 101.
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6m 12s
Learn a couple different ways to tie your horse, and the proper way to tie a rope halter.
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Riding the Trot: Sitting
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Riding the Trot: Posting
Introduced in the previous video, the posting trot is a more athletic, and forward gait. Still a 2 beat gait, but inspires more forward motion. This gait is used very commonly in ranch work and when warming horses up. We will discuss proper equitation, what a diagonal is, and preparing to ride th...
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Riding the Lope
The lope or canter is the three beat gait of the horse. We will discuss the mechanics of the gait, proper equitation while riding the lope, and what a lead is. For the more advanced riders we will cover loping with balance, and lead changes.
