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I meant Course Brook Farm!

Check out Course Brrok Farm in Sherborn, MA. They are an eventing barn not too far from Concord And may be able to accommodate you.

I just learned that Scott Hassler will be giving a clinic in my area on January 24th. I am so excited. I will definitely audit it. What a timely post! Thanks!

Thanks for sharing Scott Hassler's tips. He sounds like a great trainer. I'm writing some of them down! I'm working hard now to establish a good connection with my wonderful 5 year old mare, and...

I do sing sometimes when I ride, and find it helps me to breath better. I'm not very good at whistling, unfortunately!!! But anything that helps the breathing and calms me down has to be good for...

Thanks again everyone for your great advice and experiences. I recognize that a lot of the problem is ME. I am the spooky one!!! I'm working really hard on calming myself down in situations and...

A2--I would love to train my girl to tone her "spin and run" spooks down to your arab's body flinches! I'm impressed with your hotblooded arab!

And Rebmik--while there are VERY RARE times when...

I'm learning alot from these posts. Thank you all so much. Gabz, I love the suggestions you gave for dragging things along with the horse, and hanging things up around the arena (just have to make...

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I do think your suggestions are excellent and will look into mounted police clinics in my area. I know I exacerbate the situation with my nerves, and being the sensitive horse that she...

I agree that sometimes I can make it worse by anticipating a spook, but what about the times when I truly am relaxed, and chilling and feeling connected to my horse, and she spooks out of the blue? ...

Wow, Bank of Dad, you are brave!! And sounds like you are a very strong rider as well. I don't know if I could stay on my horse running downhill. I loved your story about the walking trees! It's...

Thanks for all the great responses. Bank of Dad, I'm glad your horse is getting better, and sounds like you are doing the right things to get him there--getting him used to trains is a great idea! ...

Thanks for the links, Bank of Dad. Boy, you had a very scary experience. I'm glad you are all right. I plan on using the tips and approaches I read about. Thanks again!

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I have a wonderful 5 year old QH mare that I have owned for almost 2 years. She basically has a great mind and most of her spooks are highly controllable and not huge. But at times, when she...

Thanks for the link!

I thought dressage was on Oxygen channel now, but it's tennis! Where are you guys watching the dressage?

I live in Waltham and board my blond QH mare on the south shore (it's worth the 40 mile one-way trip because it is a fabulous barn). By the way, I'm at the same barn as GF and Luna--and I agree, she...

First of all, congratulations for your decision to follow your dreams and learn to ride. It's never too late! I did the same in my mid-30s; now I am in my early 50s and have my own horse. I still...