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There's an easy peasy formula you can use. Measure your horse's weight, then measure your weight and your tack. The total shouldn't be...
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Dale Rudin
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Is Your Horse Honest Under Saddle?
We have a wide range of terms we use to describe horse behavior and attitude. "Being honest" is one such description. What Is an Honest...
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Dale Rudin
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Do You Own a Grumpy Horse?
I can tell you without a doubt you do not own an inherently grumpy horse. You own a horse who is upset - experiencing some level of...
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Dale Rudin
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Are You Missing Unsoundness or Compensatory Locomotion in Your Horse?
Studies Have Shown that Most Horse Owners and Many Horse Professionals Are Unable to See Lameness and Gait Abnormalities that Horses...
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Dale Rudin
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Is Your Horse Ready for Spring Riding?
When shedding horse hair floats through the air, and up our noses, it means winter's chill is history and the anticipation of spring...
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Dale Rudin
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
Your Equine Behavior Consult Might Surprise You
Instead of talking about how to change your horse's undesirable behavior, we're going to figure out what might be causing it. Welcome to...
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Dale Rudin
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Weakness vs Dysfunction
Do We Need to Build Topline? If I had a dollar for every time I'm asked a question or read a post about how to build topline, I'd be way...
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Dale Rudin
- Sep 25, 2022
- 2 min
Pure Joy Horsemanship: A New Paradigm for Horses and Owners
Welcome to My Blog! Allow me to Introduce Myself... Hi! I'm Dale Rudin, founder of Pure Joy Horsemanship and Pure Joy Horse Haven. I am...
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Dale Rudin
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
Do Horses Need Dentists?
You bet they do! You may think that's crazy talk. I mean how could a horse possibly need someone to fill their cavities, make crowns,...
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Dale Rudin
- Jul 21, 2022
- 3 min
Training Horses with Fear
There's a saying: Training a horse with fear doesn't work because there will always be something he fears more than you. That's Not the...
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Dale Rudin
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Is Your Horse Food Motivated?
"My horse is VERY food motivated," is a comment I frequently hear from horse owners. They may mean their horse likes to eat at...
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Dale Rudin
- Apr 4, 2022
- 4 min
What is Reinforcement-Based Horse Training?
Have you seen people wearing a silly little pouch while they're training their horse? What's that funny sound they are making or are...
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Dale Rudin
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Hoof Abscesses - Not Just a Pain in the Foot
Abscesses are very interesting natural process. They occur for a couple of reasons. One, the horse is ejecting necrotic tissue because...
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Dale Rudin
- Mar 16, 2022
- 1 min
Is it BAD to Hand Feed Your Horse?
Some people will tell you hand feeding is the worse thing you can do with your horse. It will run your relationship and cause DANGEROUS...
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Dale Rudin
- Mar 12, 2022
- 2 min
Does your Horse Need a Blanket?
It's depends. If your horse lives in a frigid climate and grows a thick woolly coat that makes him look like a Sasquatch, you're...
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Dale Rudin
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Posture and Stance
Your horses reveals quite a bit of information about how they feel, even when they are standing perfectly still. Which legs they load...
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Dale Rudin
- Mar 5, 2022
- 1 min
How Do We Treat Our Horses...and Why?
There's often blow back when someone interacts with their horse with kindness, empathy, and/or (gasp!) rewards. However, there's...
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Dale Rudin
- Jul 31, 2021
- 3 min
We All Have Our Limits
Are our horses' unwanted behaviors random acts of insurrection or cries for help? It's interesting how quick we are to go to war with our...
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Dale Rudin
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
How Hard Should You Pull on the Reins?
This is a question that I am asked with great frequency. It is a practical bit of information to have the answer to, but if you delve...
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Dale Rudin
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
From Traditional to Welfare-Centered...How this Horse Trainer Sees Life with Horses
Back in the Old Days.... Yep. I used to be a traditional horse trainer. I used to chase a horse until it "relaxed" thinking I was doing...
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