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	<title>Training Off-the-Track-Thoroughbreds</title>

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	<description>Tips on Training Off-Track-Thoroughbreds (OTTBs) - Preparing ex-race horses for new careers after racing.</description>
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		<title>Riding Your Off-the-Track Thoroughbred for the First Time</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many new buyers of off-the-track Thoroughbreds are worried about what their first ride will be like.
At Bits &#38; Bytes Farm we have been getting Thoroughbreds off-the-track for many years now. We always take a safe yet relaxed approach to the first ride. Here are a few important things to remember . . .
This is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days 105-111 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Training Tid Bit. Make it difficult for him to pick the wrong option and make it easy to pick the correct one, but always give him options. Set him up for success.
Our family was on vacation this week, so no training entries.

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		<title>Days 98-104 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal</title>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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It’s time to de worm once again. I asked Phil to lower his head and tip his nose towards me. I let him smell the de wormer (Yum, fruit flavor) and I gently inserted the syringe into the corner of his mouth. Ta-Da! De worming complete…using no halter, no lead and Phil was in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days 91-97 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal</title>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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If it ain’t raining, you ain’t training. This is an old military saying that echoes in my ears when it rains from my time on active duty (Army). It was very applicable to this week’s training. It seemed every time I tacked up Phil and started some warm up ground work the sky would just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days 84-90 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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90 Day Progress report
• Extremely well behaved in all aspects of daily interaction from de worming to under saddle
• Balking has disappeared
• No problem with impulsion
• Rearing was not an issue and no signs of rearing present
• Ear sensitivity has disappeared
• Head shyness has disappeared
• Girthy behavior has disappeared
• Polite and patient on cross ties
• [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days 77-83 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Training Tidbit. I work a lot with lateral flexion. Since I do not school everyday under saddle I incorporate flexion into my daily routine. I have made it a habit to ask for lateral flexion every time I halter. If Phil is stiff, I grab hold of mane near his withers to keep tension until he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days 70-76 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Phil is back in training. To regain some lost conditioning from the past 2 weeks I have gone back to the round pen. Remember the round pen is not used to chase your horse around in circles to exercise him. I think up creative ways to move Phil’s feet right, left, back, forward, sideways. Phil was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help! My Horse is Rearing.</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rearing under saddle is an unpleasant reaction. In its extreme form, flipping over, this action can be life threatening. Understand, it is a reaction usually caused by rider error.]]></description>
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		<title>Days 63-69 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal</title>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Week of June 8th-June 14th - Is your horse loving on you or is he dominating you?
At the show last weekend I witnessed a horse rubbing his head on his handler. I over heard the handler comment that her horse was “loving” on her. This is an all too common scenario. When I first met Phil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Days 56-62 - Phil&#8217;s Courage&#8217;s Journal - One Rein Stop</title>

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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Week of June 1st-7th - Trail Riding in Hitchcock Woods
Phil was hauled to Hitchcock Woods (Aiken, SC, Home of the Aiken Hounds) for a group trail ride. Phil loaded and unloaded on to an unfamiliar trailer with unfamiliar horses without any fuss. We had a very relaxed (on the buckle) and enjoyable trail ride. Phil crossed [...]]]></description>
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