Horse Tack & Saddles

Learn how to adjust a bridle on a horse with flash and how tight it should be when tacking up a horse in this free equestrian video on horse care and riding.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

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Basic horseback riding tack and equipment consists of the saddle, breast collar, bridal, halter and lead rope. Make sure you have the proper tack and equipment when horseback riding with guidance from a Certified Horsemanship Association instructor in this video on beginning horseback riding.

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Learn how to attach and adjust a standard martingale and how to tack up a horse in this free equestrian video on horse care and riding.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:48

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Learn how to clean and store tack by using a sponge and leather cleaner and work the grime away in this free equestrian video on horse care and riding.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:12

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Horseback riders should always find a well-fitting helmet, understand the proper posture for riding and learn the basic heel and verbal commands. Learn a few tips for horseback riding with advice from a riding instructor in this video on equestrian living.

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“It’s a new world … It’s a new day!”

That’s the theme song that played as these young riders showed how well school horses can behave in a Nurtural bitless bridle. Maybe it truly is a new day – when people realize all they can do with horses … by removing the bit!
These girls are students from the River Ridge Riding Stables in Milton Ontario. Laura Colgan, the coach and owner, made the dramatic move of changing all her school horses to bitless bridles after one of her students started using a Nurtural Bridle from last year’s Royal.

Three times a day, from Sunday Nov 5th to the end of the Fair on Nov 12th, these young riders and horses put on amazing shows in the Spirit of the Horse Ring at Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair!
Laura directed them through all the basic moves that you want a horse to do: walk, trot, canter, turn circles, perform figure 8’s, do transitions, halt, back up — and even go over a 3 foot jump!

These are school kids, most with only 1-2 years riding lessons. These are school horses who had only ever been to one show. Zeus is a 7 year off off-the-track thoroughbred who has only been at River Ridge since July. Polar is a five year old pony, who is much happier in a Nurtural bitless bridle. Even 5-6 year old beginner riders took part in the show – to demonstrate that they could stop the horses in a bitless bridle.

See more about this video and Nurtural No-Bit Bridles at http://www.nurturalhorse.com/Royal_Fair_Bitless.html

Watch for more video coming soon of kids learning to ride in Nurtural Bitless Bridles.

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It’s important to clean and store the saddle and girth properly to prevent any erosion; learn more tips on how to tack up a horse in this free equestrian video on horse care and riding.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:13

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Learn how to attach and adjust a running martingale when tacking up a horse in this free equestrian video on horse care and riding taught by a lifelong equestrian.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:31

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4 year old warmblood filly’s first ride in English tack with an English rider..She was broke by an amazing reining trainer.

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Learn how to put on a saddle and back pads and how to tack up a horse in this free equestrian video on horse care and riding.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:1:11

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