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Don
Blazer *NEWS FLASH* February 2002
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** Breeding Season
** Learn Horse Training On Line!
** Questions and Tips
** Upcoming Clinics in Arizona
** Check Out Our Expanded Book Catalog
** BREEDING SEASON
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Well, it's a new year, so it must be a new breeding season.
If it's a new breeding
season, then I've got to plead again, "Please, don't breed your mare,
unless.....
1. She's worth breeding.
(Of course you think she's worth breeding, but she's not.)
Most mares are not
worth breeding because they can't produce a foal which will have dollar
value. And if you think I am whistling Dixie in the dark, just open your
eyes and look around. Most weanlings and yearlings at sales sell for less
than the breeding fee, or the cost of keeping a mare for a year. They
are money losers.
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/ahorseofcourse/ahorse.html
** LEARN HORSE TRAINING ON-LINE! **
EARN A COLLEGE CERTIFICATE!
Training Performance Horses is a complete distance learning course, starting
before the first saddle through the flying change of leads.
Learn lunge line techniques,
how to prepare for and make the first ride. Get every weight shift, leg
and rein cue for walking, jogging, loping, stopping, backing, leg yields,
two-tracking, side passing, half passing, pivots, rollbacks, spins and
flying changes. View and/or download 140 pages of text with demonstration
photos.
Students are now enrolled!
From chatroom chatter it appears they are having a great time, learning
a lot, and preparing for bright horsemanship careers.
If you are a horse
trainer, having a certificate of recognition from a college can put you
out in front when it comes to your competition. People seeking trainers
choose trainers educational credentials first!
Click here for more information and to view a SAMPLE LESSON and TEST!
http://www.donblazer.com/college/info.html
** HORSE QUESTIONS
and TIPS **
MY HORSE FOUNDERED THREE MONTHS AGO. He just lays around and doesn't walk
very far. I had a vet look at him and he said just wait and keep his feet
trimmed. Any thing else I can do?
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/askdon/askdon.html
HAVE YOUR HORSE MENTALLY
READY for a more productive training session. If your horse is fresh and
frisky they will not be ready to learn.
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/guest/chanson.html
I WOULD LIKE TO BREED
MY MARE. This is the first time I've breed anything. I had her cultured/sensitivity
done but could you tell me if AI is the better way to go? What are the
facts about it or how can I find out about the facts and dangers?
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/guest/drjsales.html
OFTEN HORSES DON'T
DRINK ENOUGH WATER during cold weather. Because water can get very cold,
they won't drink their "fill."
You can ease this situation by offering lukewarm water before and after
exercise. Remember, always water horses SLOWLY.....five or six swallows,
wait or walk a hot horse and repeat. A very thirsty horse tends to gulp
more air when anxiously drinking, and that can lead to a tummy ache!
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/guest/dsolomon.html
SOMETIMES THERE ARE
THINGS YOU CAN DO to stop a horse's annoying behavior, and sometimes you
just have to give into it.
Scattering feed when eating, for example, is one of those behaviors which
can be eliminated in several ways.
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/walter/walter.html
** UPCOMING CLINICS
IN ARIZONA **
TRAINING PERFORMANCE
HORSES
March 5 - April 23, 2002 (8 Evenings) Phoenix, Arizona
This is a hands-on
training course offered by the non-credit division of Scottsdale Community
College, Equine Sciences Department.
Bring your own horse
to class! The course is based on the book, Nine Secrets of Perfect Horsemanship,
and has been highly acclaimed by previous students.
This eight-week course
will focus on the mental aspects of horse training, and will detail each
performance exercise both western and English horses must master. This
is your chance to power up your riding and rev-up your training skills.
The course is limited
to 15 horse/rider (unique for college courses, students bring their own
horse) and 10 non-mounted students. Registration is on a first come, first
serve basis.
WONDERFUL WORLD OF HORSE RACING
April 10, 17, 24, 27 (Spring of 2002) Scottsdale/Phoenix Arizona
This new class covers
the history of horse racing, famous race horses, the basics of training
a race horse, race horse equipment, how to become a race horse trainer,
handicapping the races, betting and claiming race horses to earn a profit,
how to become a race horse owner, and buying at race horse sales.
There will also be
a field trip to Turf Paradise to put our skills to the test. On Saturday,
27th of April we will all meet at Turf Paradise to tour the backside and
go to the races.
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/courses/courses.html
** Check Out Our Expanded Book Catalog **
Feeding and Nutrition, The Making Of A Champion
No Foot, No Horse
Horses Behavin' Badly
Influencing Horse Behavior
Free Lounging with Body English
The Stallion: A Breeding Guide for Owners and Handlers
Click here to read more
http://www.donblazer.com/books/books.html
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