Your everyday horsemanship habits

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    Welcome to your Everyday Horsemanship Habits resource

    • Welcome to your Everyday Horsemanship Habits library
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    Haltering

    • Halters and haltering

    • Attatching a rope to a halter

    • The Barn Knot
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    Leading

    • Leading well
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    Feet handling

    • Picking up the feet part 1

    • Picking up the feet part 2
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    Safe tying

    • Introduction to tying up

    • Preparation for tying up

    • Tying "dos & don'ts"

    • The John Wayne or Bank Robber's Knot

    • Practical use of knots

    • The Stockman's bowline knot
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    Bridling & unbridling

    • Preparation for bridling

    • Bridling

    • Removing the halter under the bridle

    • Unbridling

    • Tying mecate reins

    • Why we untie mecate reins
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    Saddling

    • Saddling demonstration

    • First saddling - accept the pad

    • First saddling - accept the saddle

    • The Packer's Knot

    • Putting up your cinches
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    Mounting & Dismounting

    • Preparation for mounting

    • Mounting demonstration

    • Teaching mount from a fence part 1

    • Mount from a fence part 2

    • Mount from a fence - the end product

    • Dismounting
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    The "4 Yeses" on the ground

    • The "4 Yeses" on the ground
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    The 3 Essentials in the saddle - Lateral flexion

    • The "3 Essentials" - lateral flexion

    • lateral flexion on the ground

    • Lateral flexion in the saddle
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    The 3 Essentials in the saddle - Hindquarter yields

    • The "3 Essentials" - hindquarter yields

    • Hindquarter yields on the ground

    • Hindquarter yields (indirect rein) in the saddle

    • Hindquarter yields (indirect rein) in motion
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    The 3 Essentials in the saddle - "Go Button"

    • The "go button"

    • The "3 Essentials" - the "go button"