Worlds Smallest Horse is Born

Horse lovers take a look at the Worlds Smallest Horse

Horse lovers take a look. No matter how old you get you can still enjoy having horses. While I love my big 16.3 H gelding it would be quite fun to have a small horse. I guess as a horse lover you can always down size and still get your horse fix. I could fit 30 small horses in my barn. I bet my husband would just love that!

Take a look at this fun video…

Einstein. The smallest Horse In The World. Born April 22, 2010 in Barnstead New Hampshire at Tiz A Miniature Horse Farm. Owned by Charles Cantrell and Rachel Wagner.

Einstein weighs 6 Lbs and is 14 inches tall. Music in video called Raspberry Blues by David MacVittie and Anna Schaad. www.AnnaSchaad.com.

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Teach Your Horse To Side Pass

The Side Pass is a Great Horse Training Exercise

Teaching your horse to side pass is an exercise that has many benefits that most of us never think about. Mark Shaffer says “the side pass is the lope” he explains that what ever issues you’re having at the side pass are the same issues you’ll have with your horse at the lope. I don’t know about you but I never thought about the side pass in that way before.

Mark’s clear way of giving instructions helped me to learn how to side pass my horses the “right” way, for the first time. In the past I’ve taught my horses to side pass but I was really never getting their body in this “right” way to achieve real results. After learning from Mark Shaffer how to correctly teach my horse to side pass I was amazed at what a difference doing it “right” made in my horses movement and all his gaits.

I’m offering a Free Video of  a live clinic with Mark Shaffer teaching the side pass on this site and here. Do yourself a favor and check it out. The Side Pass is one of those exercises that every horse needs to know how to do.

I found this article with pictures on teaching your horse to side pass from Clinton Anderson and thought I’d share it with you as well. Regardless of the discipline you ride the Side Pass is something the horse needs to know.

Clinton says ” The lateral movement of side-passing helps to free up your horse’s ribcage, shoulders, and hindquarters. It teaches him to move his feet in a rhythmic, even way, without using his hindquarters for forward impulsion. It helps him learn to keep his shoulders, ribcage, and hindquarters aligned. Teaching your horse to side pass will help you make the most of his natural athletic ability.

In addition, using your legs to direct your horse’s ribcage in a side pass helps you upgrade to “power steering.”It makes your horse more easily maneuverable on the trail, around cattle, in traffic, or when negotiating tight turns–including those needed when going through a gate.”

You can find the whole article from Clinton Anderson here .

Enjoy!