Bears

November 4, 2010
General
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So riding yesterday with the gentleman who comes once a week to ride Orion as therapy, and Raina riding Bella, I had Fonna out. We made a loop of the arena together and stopped down at the North/East corner to confer for a moment. Fonna and Orion had their backs to the outside and Bella…

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Orion’s Police Horse Training

October 18, 2010
GeneralOrion
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We spent the last weekend at a two-day workshop where the instructor, Jim Barrett of Police Horse Pros employed the training techniques used to desensitize horses for mounted police work to despook civilian mount. These techniques include groundwork, formation drills,  and sensory training where scary objects, sounds, and actions are gradually introduced to the horses…

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Tough Choices

August 23, 2010
Observations

Two days ago Zephyr’s owner, Nancy Morgan, called me in the morning to ask my advice about something that was happening with her other horse, Tempo. After returning from a light trail ride, the 7-year-old Foxtrotter began to show signs of being in distress. He was pawing at the ground, rolling, and making odd sounds….

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Hello Horse Lovers

August 9, 2010
General

Welcome to the Hands-On Horse Training Blog of Troy Griffith With this blog, I hope to document and track the training of horses in my care. Below you will see updates posted each day after training is completed. By clicking on the Categories to the right, all the entries I have posted for that horse…

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