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Have any topics/features you'd like to see in Horse Illustrated 2008?
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I'd like to see a lot more Question & Answer pages. Right now, HI only has one question & answer each in the areas of western, english, and health. I love to read horse magazines from the UK, and one thing that the British magazines really do a lot of is question & answer, and I think that I get a lot out of reading suggestions for solutions to people's particular situations and problems. Another thing the UK magazines do well is to have "celebrity" trainers and riders give answers. It woud be fantastic if, in addition to the regular experts who reply to reader's questions, that people like Richard Shrake or Lyn Palm were to give their help.
I'd also like to see more features on step-by-step training exercises. Like, "How to ride more effective schooling figures" and then you have an article with step-by-step instructions, photos illustrating what to do, and a little on troubleshooting. That's something I see a lot in other magazines, but not so much in HI.
It would be nice too, to see "average", real-life horses and riders featured in the magazine - photo-wise. Meaning, when you have "how-to" articles, I'd enjoy seeing something other than the $15,000 warmbloods or linebred quarter horses that all the magazines use. Why not find facilities with trainers and riders who are willing to come out and work with the HI people, and then photograph them? Yes, the horses and riders should be well-groomed and turned-out, but I think always showing people on horses that are generally well outside the reach of the average equestrian who rides for fun or amature competition is a tad unrealistic and frankly, not as fun.
One last thing, I'd like to see a greater importance placed on two things. First: groundwork as a means of working with and training your horse. I train horses and teach riding lessons - though just on a "backyard" level - and it bothers me that when training suggestions are made, ground training is often either not suggested, or is glossed over as a means to a solution. Most problems you can have with a horse can be fixed or significantly improoved from appropriate groundwork. Second: when suggestions are given, the authors almost never remind the readers to have the horse checked for physical problems which are the cause of the majority of problems that are often perieved as behavioral or training issues. Back pain, tooth pain, saddle-fit and bitting problems are rarely mentioned as possible causes of the problem, and that sets an example for readers not to look to physical causes first when evaluating a problem with a horse.
Thanks so much for providing this venue to express my thoughts on the magazine content.
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| Woodrow's mom hit the nail on the head. Ditto everything she said. Especially the groundwork aspect. I can remember only a handful of issues when groundwork was addressed as a full length article. As to issues where its used as a training tool, it appears a bit more often, but I believe that it needs to be addressed more. Thanks for asking, by the way! Very good idea!
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I must agree with Woodrows Mommy.
I'd especially like to see more Question/Answer and step-by-step training exercises.
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I we definately need more Question&Answer sections, since I'm only seeing 3 sections with maybe 1 or 2 at most questions in each. Also I'd like to see more "at home" things. All these how-to articles are about how to bang the tail, or how to get great show sheen, or what clippings look best; everything is showing, showing, showing. I'd like to see more articles about how to take care of your horse and train them properly [not just focusing on training them for shows]. I think we need to stop having "Plait the Tail Two Hours Before the Show!" on the cover of the magazine and have more "How to Keep Your Lesson Horse Soft in the Sides", "Tips for being a Better Lesson Student or "How to Pick Feet Properly" articles on the cover. More 'backyard horsemen' as well as many other horsemen/women I know will buy and appreciate this magazine.
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| I would LOVE to see More stuff on Dressage and Eventing!!! I would also like to see more questions just like "Woodrow's Mommy" said! I would really like to see great ideas on how to bond with a new horse- besides just grooming! In every issue: A column on crafts to do for your horse or about anything horsey! Topics on Pampering your horses
Topics on how to help wild mustangs Topics on how to help abused horses How to build your own Cross Country Jumps How to find/make your own equipment (jumps,barrels,poles etc.) Some more contests to win stuff Stuff about Parelli Recipies/instructions for making things (Rope halters, fly spray, crafts, etc.) money savers ( like homeade fly spray!) ways for kids (under 16) to make money to support their horse(s) some thing about massage, natural horsemanship, bonding with your horse natural horsemanship A photography contest Saving money articles How to set up your own training program when you're training with someone out of state
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| Money savers and how to earn horsey cash, besides babysiting and tack sales! thanks
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I think that there should be a whole magazine (preferably november) about foals and foaling. And maybe some information about buying a horse and how to do it. I would also like to read about horse back weddings.
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| Any information I can get about endurance please!
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| I would like to start off by saying that I've been an on and off subcriber for 16 years now. HI has been great with providing a variety of articles for different diciplines. I'm an instructor of all ages and a huge reoccuring theme that I see with people is that their horses lack solid basic training. They attempt to do more than the horse is physicaly or mentaly able to do, and thats when problems such as rushing jumps, bucking, lazyness, not standing for mounting, etc. Way too many people are concerned with 'head set' much to early on in the horse's development. My suggestion is to make a monthly series that starts at the begining and continues to 'on the bit' or further. Once a horse is connected and on the bit, any dicipline can then be undertaken. I think that providing people with a step by step guide that follows the dressage training triangle (or is it called the dressage training tree? I can't recall off the top of my head) will set them up for success, not failure. People must understand the logic behind developing one characteristic before the next, instead of asking the horse to do something that he doesn't understand or isn't physicaly able to do. I've seen young riders that don't have a good stop on their horse try to jump and then wonder a few weeks later why their horse is taking off with them over the jumps. Thats just one example of how people confuse their horse. I'd like to see a 'program' that can be used to develop all horses of any dicipline. For example, I think all horses should know how to neck rein. In dressage, its called a bearing rein. If a program is followed month to month, many riders will see their horses 'problems' dissapear on their own. So, on to the suggested format. Remember, this is just a suggested format and further research should be done. Issue 1: Explain the goal of the series, show finished products in english, western, and saddle seat tack. Explain why this basic training will help all diciplines. Issue 2: Groundwork in halter and bridle to train start, stop, turn, yeild hind quarters, back up and stand. Expand to leading over obstacles. Issue 3: Condition the horse to basic start, stop, turn, stand, back up under saddle. Issue 4: Rhythem or 'cadence', horse maintaining the gait on their own. Begin work with acceptance of leg and hand contact. Issue 5: Straightness Issue 6: Bending and circles Issue 7:Introduce long and low to strenthen topline Issue 8: Legthening Issue 9: Lateral work and suppleness Issue 10: Half-halt and connection Issue 11: Lead changes Issue 12: Work outside of ring, obstacles on trail Call it "Twelve Months to a New Horse" or something like that. Hope you like my idea!
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