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The Fear Factor
By Erin Rankin
Clammy hands, racing heart, weak legs and spiraling thoughts – the symptoms vary but the diagnosis is the same: fear. It’s one of the most common emotions experienced by horse enthusiasts from novice to pro. And, it’s probably one of the least talked about subjects.
“As horse people we believe we can’t show fear or it will affect our horses. So, we try to mask it by burying it within ourselves,” said trainer Anne Gage. During her two decades as a coach, rider, competitor and owner of High Point Farm located outside Orangeville, ON, Gage has seen her fair share of clients struggling with fear. A certified Chris Irwin trainer at the gold and silver levels, she herself fell under its cloud three years ago after a fall left her uninjured but her confidence gutted. She soon found herself on a personal journey searching for solutions.
Why More Outside Rein
By Chris Irwin
During most english riding lessons, especially a dressage lesson, you’re more than likely going to hear the majority of coaches telling their riders over and over again that they “need more outside rein.” The irony here is that so many people feel that they are riding a horse that’s downhill and heavy in their hands to begin with; the notion that they need more rein when they already feel like their arms are being pulled out of their shoulder sockets to begin with is a bit confusing and daunting. Click here to read entire article.
Women in the Company of Horses
By Wanda Kowalski
“I had the stuffing knocked out of me, but I got back on the horse and finished the lesson,” Wolff Knipping says. She was dazed, thankfully not injured, but that was the last horseback-riding lesson she took for awhile. “Each time I even thought about riding, my legs would turn to Jell-O and my heart started pounding.” She no longer trusted her beloved Hennessey, a purebred, pale grey Irish draft who stands a whisker over 17 hands. “Worse,” she says, “I lost confidence in my ability to handle him.”
Local horse trainer first to receive top award
By MANDI HARGRAVE Staff Reporter
She has loved horses since she was a child, but didn't become a horse trainer until she was an adult.
With 20 years of experience now behind her, Anne Gage was the first trainer to be recognized as a Gold Level coach and trainer in the Chris Irwin Horsemanship Train the Trainer program. Click here to read entire article
Ask the Expert
Read Anne's answer to a question about off the track thoroughbred's in "Ask An Expert" in Western Horse Review Magazine. http://www.westernhorsereview.com/WesternHorseReview/faq/faq200709.php
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Anne Gage
Confident Horsemanship
Helping horses & humans be better ... together.
Anne is now a regular contributor to Horse Canada magazine! Check the Nov/Dec issue for her first article.
