Lead Lines
January 22, 2004,Lead Lines
For more information contact Jamie Coffy, administrator of the USTA Outreach Center
Handy Retraining Tips:
Trot on! Helping your pacer learn his other two-beat gait
by Anne Chunko
Leaning on the bit
by Anne Chunko
Flexibility, please! The magic word to a well-rounded horse is flexibility.
By Anne Chunko
Curing the Pace (Improving the Easy Gait)
by Lee Ziegler, gaited horse trainer
Curing the “Race” – teaching your horse a non-competitive attitude for a more relaxed ride.
by Anne Chunko
Resources:
Retraining tips: free, online retraining tips from New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.
Retraining tips: free, online retraining and care information, from the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Program.
Standardbred discussion forum & retraining tips: at the American Standardbred Adoption Program website.
Retraining The Harness Racehorse, by Mary-Anne Donovan-Wright and Robyn Cuffey. Cuffey is considered to the an expert on retraining Standardbreds. Order online through SPHO of Maine or the Russell Meerdink Co., or order directly from Cuffey by sending a check or money order to 244 Rankin Rd., Buxton, ME, 04093. Cost $21.95 plus $3 shipping.
From Track To Trail DVD or video, from New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program. Cost $20 plus $5 shipping. For more information, (937) 947-4020, dot@horseadoption.com.
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This advice should not replace that of a good riding instructor or other equestrian professional, and should be used as part of a complete riding program.
If you have any questions about Standardbred retraining, adoption, or pleasure horses, send e-mail to Jamie Coffy of the USTA Outreach Center.