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Thanks for this tip. We have worked on this a lot. She free lunges (no tack) with walk, trot, whoa voice commands even with my coming 2 yr old stud loose in the arena with her. I am working up to doing a liberty act with the two of them. We are not there yet, but it's coming along... My mare, of course, is better than the 2 yr old. I have been doing lots of ground work with her for the last two years before I could ride her.

She is also good outside alone or with other horses in either a snaffle, sidepull or halter. Hopefully we will get more practice on group training rides this spring. :)

I have to thank everyone who has replied, both on the list and off. I feel warmly welcomed! And I look forward to meeting some of you at rides this year. I am usually easy to spot as I am a Sikh and wear a turban. If you see me, be sure to come up and say Hi. I'll be switching over to a helmet for rides though, so then you might be able to pick me out as the 5' 8" lady on the 14 hand dun Spanish Mustang mare with blue saddlebags. 

Best,
Simrat :)

Simrat Khalsa
Eugene, OR
http://simratkhalsa.com
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On Jan 2, 2005, at 3:04 PM, Ericka Nelson wrote:

> i would like to ditto that suggestion.
> if your horse responds to your cues in the arena, or out on a training ride, then hopefully, 90% of the time your horse will listen to you at an endurance ride.? the ride start can be exciting for horses, 1st ride or 100rthd(?).? and then they?may not listen to you at all.? if you have a good basic relationship with lots of ground work, cue work, then you will be safer, to yourself, your horse and all the other riders and horses.
> and not all rides have an uphill start!? :), so you can't count on riding the beans out at the start.?
>  altho i'm not a trainer and only riding for?eight years now,? this has been the most important lesson for me.
> so, my advice to you is do your home work with your horse and you will have a fun time.
> ericka
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> Simrat,?? whatever you do or whatever you ride in, make sure your horse knows what the word whoa means and that you do have a stop.? When horses get into a competitive situation, they turn out (not all the time) to be a horse that you didn't know you had!!? Have fun, lots of good people in Oregon to help you out, neighboring states as well.? Jeanie