TOPICS
Breeding
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Choosing the right mare/stallion for your horse
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To geld or not to geld?
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Pedrigrees
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Conformation
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How to run a successful breeding program
Horse Shows: Officials, Photography and Rules
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Learning to become a judge
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How to become a horse show photographer
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How to be involved with show office
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How to be a ringmaster or show steward
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Understanding the rules, rule changes, etc.
The Business Behind a Barn
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Running a successful lesson program
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Maintaining a successful business in your barn
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Managing finances; determining board, lesson, and other costs for boarders
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Tips for setting boundaries and having tough conversations with clients
Disciplines
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Barrel Racing, Cutting, and other working western events
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Carriage Driving and carriage obstacles
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Dressage
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Equitation and lunge lessons
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Eventing
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Gymkhanas
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In Hand
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Hunter Paces
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Hunter Over Fences / Hunter on the Flat
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Hunter Pleasure
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Competitive Trail and Endurance Riding/Driving
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Parade classes
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Park harness and pleasure driving
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Recreational riding
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Road Hack
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Roadster
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Saddleseat: Park, English Pleasure, Classic
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Showmanship
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Trail
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Western Dressage
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Western Pleasure
Safety
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For your barn
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For trail rides or riding alone
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Helmets, reflective vests, and protective gear
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Around mistreated or difficult horses
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Trailers and transportation – loading/unloading, types of trailers, where to put the horse, and more
Horse Health, dental, and farrier care
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Learn to become a farrier
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Questions about shoes, bands, length and weight of foot, and more.
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First Aid
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Floating teeth
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Chiropractors, Massages, Acupuncture and other therapy for horses
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Colic
Creating a work routine for your horse
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Chains and other aids
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Lunging, bitting a horse, long lining
Health and Wellness for Riders
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Physical wellbeing: Exercises, yoga, weight training healthy diets and nutrition tips, what to eat before a class, staying hydrated
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Mental wellbeing: Staying focused, managing nerves, practicing positive thinking, Meditation, thinking about your class and warm up ring, planning ahead, setting realistic goals
Grooming
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Body clipping, grooming techniques, horse show prep, and more.
Attire and Presentation
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Show clothes
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Style tips
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How to make your own clothes
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Where to shop or buy clothes
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Clothes and boots for all weather
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Hair, braiding and buns
Equestrian Art
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Paintings, sculpture, photography, drawings, and more.
Therapeutic Riding Programs
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Benefits of therapeutic riding, where to find a program, etc.
Training
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Breaking a horse to saddle or drive
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Fixing bad behaviors
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Amateur owned, trained, and shown
Tack and Equipment
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Choosing the right saddle
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Choosing the right bit
The Morgan Horse Magazine
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Placing Ads
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Graphic Design
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Writing for The Morgan Horse Magazine
Open Competition
Rescuing and Rehabilitating Horses
Youth Clubs
Pathways
Ranch Horse Network
Caring for your older horse
Foals, weanlings and young horses
How to join the Board or a Committee of AMHA
Buying and selling horses
Keeping horses at home
Choosing the right boarding facility
Careers with horses
Horse Insurance