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I'm with Bill on my opinion of most Clinicians out there. I have the book and dvd's from Dan Sumerel and have really enjoyed his methods. They are similar "natural" type work, but he has none of his own halters, saddles, ropes, or anything else to sell you. He shows you how to use your own...

Yes, insulin resistant horses/ponies can be prone to founder. These horses have a hard time processing sugars and starches. They will get sore feet that can progress to founder if fed sweet feed, corn, wheat, and high sugar hays (like some alfalfa, or stressed grass hay). Early spring grass...

I trim my own. I have Pete Ramey's book and Jamie Jackson's book. I also frequent ironfreehoof.com. I think Ramey might have a video, http://www.hoofrehab.com The best way to learn though, is to get a farrier to let you shadow him/her for a few working days, and then pay them to show you on...

You don't need a mare, you need a 12-18 yr old been-there-done-that gelding who is a packer for beginners and unflappable. You also need to understand that if you aren't going to ride regularly, the horse needs to be turned out to pasture with buddies at least 12 hours a day, so he can stretch...

It could possibly be the feed. What are you feeding her exactly, and how much? Since switching my mare to an all forrage diet, she has more "working energy" (not hyper energy) and more stamina. She gets the best bermuda grass hay we can get, 3-4 lbs of Alfalfa pellets a day, 1/2 lb of...

Very cool! I'm working up to that point with my mare. She'll ride nice now in a bitless bridle (one of those cross under Dr Cooks bridles) and on a loose rein with that. She just needs those rein cues still to move her front end around... What do you do to cue the shoulders when you're...

Find a new trainer, one with more patient and quiet horses, and more knowledge to help you through your issues. Definitely invest in your own helmet ;-). The key to staying on when you're first learning is to RELAX and stay back over your hips. If you tense up and lean forward (which is many...