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| Subject | Date Asked |
| dressage clothing | 5/8/2010 |
| Q: What are the proper clothes needed for dressage and why? A: As in any form of riding the clothes answer first to safety and then to style. In the lower levels ... | |
| Critique my riding? | 9/24/2009 |
| Q: "Hi! I was hoping you could critique my riding. : ) Here are some videos and pictures taken in ... A: Looking good all around and horse performing well. Remember your horse is a major key to assess ... | |
| Horse Jumping | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: Clarke, I am starting to contemplate about beginning to start jumping. I was wondering if there was ... A: I found this book on amazon.com. From what I could see, it looks like a good book for you. "101 ... | |
| saddle fitting | 9/9/2009 |
| Q: I got my horse, Blue, fitted to a saddle by a very experienced horse trainer. A few months later he ... A: =) Simply run your hand over your horse's back. If he flinches you have encountered a real tender ... | |
| saddle fitting | 9/7/2009 |
| Q: I got my horse, Blue, fitted to a saddle by a very experienced horse trainer. A few months later he ... A: Yes a riser pad with a surcingle would work as well as a bareback pad. Sometimes a sore back from ... | |
| saddle fitting | 9/6/2009 |
| Q: I got my horse, Blue, fitted to a saddle by a very experienced horse trainer. A few months later he ... A: It would seem to me from what you say the saddle does not fit the horse. Have you ridden him ... | |
| Proper Feeding | 6/19/2009 |
| Q: I have one more question about my horse... im keeping her on pasture all year round what is the ... A: According to where you live, here are some general guidlines: If the pasture is lush then it will be ... | |
| Horse Care | 6/15/2009 |
| Q: . so what do we do we have 2 acres somes flat some hilly but not bad.. But can we feed her grain hay ... A: Wild horses are out on pasture all the time and seek shelter in old growth forest or caves or where ... | |
| Horse Care | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: . so what do we do we have 2 acres somes flat some hilly but not bad.. But can we feed her grain hay ... A: Yes, If there are other animals such as cows, goats or donkeys etc. next to the field where your ... | |
| Horse Care | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: . so what do we do we have 2 acres somes flat some hilly but not bad.. But can we feed her grain hay ... A: First a horse is a herd animal. One horse is not going to be happy anywhere. It's like putting a ... | |
| horse care | 6/2/2009 |
| Q: my basic problem is sweet-itch... i have a horse who's getting sweet-itch very fast (not the whole ... A: I had not heard of Sweet-itch until this letter. So I gathered a few URLs that seemed to have some ... | |
| Bucking horse! | 5/29/2009 |
| Q: I am fourteen and have a three and a half year old filly that lives out on a 50acre farm with my ... A: First check that your tack fits her. Sometimes it is difficult to get a saddle to fit. Especially ... | |
| horse Show | 4/16/2009 |
| Q: i am taking my new horse to our first show in an indoor arena with mirrors do you have any tips on ... A: Congratulations on getting to your first show, have fun! First, if you're calm that will transmit ... | |
| 17 yr old arab scared to jump..... | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: I am full leasing a 17 year old Polish Arab gelding that I have been riding for almost a year. He ... A: Any horse can jump, but that doesn't mean any horse will jump or like jumping. You are not asking ... | |
| New Horse | 12/29/2008 |
| Q: we just moved into a new house with a barn. I have a 16 hands high seven year old american quarter ... A: Congratulations on your new home. Now the list: 1. A horse is a herd animal and so will need ... | |
| Jumping | 10/7/2008 |
| Q: If u dont mind could u go on youtube & search "Jumping 2'3 on Blue" it should be the first one with ... A: You look very good although it was difficult to see much detail because of the shadows. I replayed ... | |
| reins | 8/25/2008 |
| Q: I am 13,I do not own a horse but have had about 3 months riding lessons and was curious to know how ... A: Reins are used to control the horse, however they are not the only contol you have. Reins should ... | |
Horseback Riding
Answers by Expert:
Dorothy Clarke
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer most horse care questions, training stallions, jumping, dressage and roman riding.
Experience
Polo ponies, Roman Riding and bareback riding at the John F. Ivory polo club and farms. International Circus, Rodeo and Horse show performances for the White Horse Troups and the Arena Kachinas.
Education/Credentials
I have experience in roman riding, dressage, jumping and western.
I have trained horses in all of these styles, to 6' in jumping and piaffe and passage in dressage. I was trained by Johnny Wallace in Jumping and Chuck Grant in dressage.
Background site: http://jfromanrider.tripod.com/
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