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Lara Coventry Cox
So I’m here to share my thoughts and ideas on how to have a great life with animals. I’ll be honest my motivation is for the animals sake since they’re the ones being misjudged and they’re the ones who didn’t choose the life we’ve given them. yes in some cases their lives are so so…
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Triumph at the Australian Quarter Horse Nationals: Zorro and Rebel Shine After 4 Years Off
Wow we actually made it, Zorro, Rebel Dixie and I had a last minute preparation for competing at the Australian Quarter Horse Association National Championships. Happy to say that Zorro, aka “Good Boy” won Champion in the Ranch Reining and very well placed in the rest of his classes bar one also won him Champion…
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Watch Bolt the Legend in Action
Check out our latest video.. Bolt the legend is showing his skills in target training. He’s been doing this spin for 16yrs.
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Master the Art of Balance: Achieving Perfect Harmony in Horse Training
What does this even mean?Balance is the perfect point..The point which keeps everything in place, not too far one way or too far the other.There is a reason balance exists it’s because everything needs to be balanced to work perfectly.You need to project this perfect balance of energy to your horse.Being too soft is ok…
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Weekend Warrior: Consistency is Key to Training Your Horse
You know when you only see your horse on weekends… they can pick up some bad habits from your time together easily, just from that one visit per week.. ?Wait a minute..that means they can also learn what you want to teach them too.. having a horse you can only visit on weekends will still…
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Keep It Short and Engaging: The Power of Brief Training Sessions
Short sessions with your horse or any animal for that matter, are always best. Don’t push your luck, make sure you keep tehm interested. I got to Rebels cut oof point this morning because we did too many retakes.
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5 basic steps to begin training behaviours
1 First decide on what it is you want to teach your horse, make sure it something that’s not going to be confused with something similar. Be mindful, Not to teach similar behaviors at the same time 2 Now you need to learn how to communicate exactly what’s right with your horse. He needs to…
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Rethinking Horse Training: Prioritize Meaningful Connections Over Pointless Tricks
At some point we need to think about what we train our horses and why.. a lot of it is circus like and completely pointless like this.. it’s just proving what we can do. Times are changing, I’ve faced this many years ago at Atlantis Marine Park when the sealions and mini pony no longer…
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Believe in Yourself: The Power of Positive Thinking and Action
If….you don’t because think you can’t.. then of course you can’t.But if you DO because you think you can then you will.Take the steps, believe.🐴✨
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Respect Your Horse’s Intelligence: Use Clear Communication, Not Confusing Sounds
It really disheartens me, I thought people were advancing in their views of animals.. I can’t believe what I just watched.. not that I didn’t already know it was being done..but it still blows me away. I just watched a video of someone teaching their horse to put their hoof on a pedestal.. they were…
Lara Coventry Cox
Creating a better life for animals through positive communication with their human
Lara Coventry Cox 