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About Jennifer Bulger
Expertise
I can answer questions about training and showing, both western and english. From Groundwork to show ring. My speciality is reining horses and I especially enjoy teaching people how to work with their horse without a bridle. I enjoy teaching people how to communicate with their horses using non-agressive methods, yet still reaching rewards and generating sucess in a timely manner.
Experience
I've trained horses for over 20 years. I've showing horses to multiple levels and awards, from leading the nation, to world championships, with special emphasis on reining horses.
Publications
NRHA, AQHA, PCJ and Horsetrader
Education/Credentials
College, and the school of "wet saddle blankets". I have been fortunate to ride with many of the top trainers over my lifetime and believe in continued education by attending as many clinics and workshops as possible.
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Expert: Jennifer Bulger - 10/29/2009
Question
Hi-
I have a 10 yr old paint mare that I am training for western pleasure. She is picking up really good at the trot and it is really nice and smooth but how do I teach her to keep the same pace?? She always thinks she has to speed up. Another thing is the lope! I can't get her to concentrate when she is running she just runs all over and really fast. What can i do to get that nice western pleasure lope????
Thank you
Answer
Hi, thank you for your question. I would spend some time doing round pen work with her, specifically some roll backs. When you ask for a lope, let her lope off, when she goes faster than you'd like, roll her back into the fence. You must remember to let her make the mistake of going fast, so she understands that when she speeds up, she must work harder, whereas if she stays slow, she has to work less. You want to make doing the right thing (going slow) easy and the wrong thing (speeding up) harder work for her. This should also help with getting her to concentrate more too.
Jen
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