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		<title>Timeout for Confidence</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2011/03/timeout-for-confidence</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Velvet is a Toy Manchester Terrier; a former show dog, and all-around prima donna. When she retired from the show ring, my family adopted her as a pet. Trimming Velvet&#8217;s Claws Velvet&#8217;s life as a show dog was about adhering to rules, including a rule dictating the length of her claws. Between shows her claws [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m in the Saddle!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight I mounted Xena for the first time, using her saddle! I don&#8217;t have a photo for posterity or her blog, so I guess you&#8217;ll just have to trust me. :) Xena has been wearing her saddle for a month in our groundwork sessions, and now seems very comfortable with the stirrups flapping at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Xena&#8217;s Horsenality Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horsenality&#8482; is a combination of the words 'horse' and 'personality'.]]></description>
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		<title>Weaver Smart Cinch</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2011/02/weaver-smart-cinch</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first thought of riding Xena, I couldn&#8217;t decide between Western and English. I wasn&#8217;t strongly affiliated with either riding style, because I&#8217;d take both English and Western riding lessons. But in my heart I knew Western was my first choice, because Xena was bred for Western Performance and she&#8217;s from Alberta&#160;&#8212;&#160;home of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desensitizing Her Back</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Xena is very protective of her back, and has been for as long as I&#8217;ve known her. In 2009 I trained her to tolerate a cooler being slung onto her back, and this year she&#8217;s accepting a winter blanket, just like any other mare. But even so, she continues to be rigidly high-headed and hollow-backed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Before &amp; After</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/trainingjournal/2011/01/before-after</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a few weeks, Xena and I will celebrate two years of studying Parelli Natural Horsemanship. I&#8217;m working on a new video for February, which will be a brief look back at her many achievements. In reviewing my photos, I began to notice physical changes in Xena. Is it possible that our Parelli training has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Valuable Lesson &#8211; under saddle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horsemanship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a few days since our first walk under saddle (bareback pad in our case), and I&#8217;m wondering if I&#8217;ll be lucky again tonight. Somehow I already know the answer is no. As usual, I begin by asking Xena for neutral lateral flexion, while I&#8217;m still on the mounting block. She seems hesitant, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our First Walk!</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/12/our-first-walk</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I swung my leg over Xena&#8217;s back for the first time on December 18th, and since then have probably mounted her about 5 times. My plan was to just sit on her at the mounting block, practice our neutral lateral flexion, and wait for her to lick, chew and blow (exhale). I wanted to know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our First &#8216;Ride&#8217;</title>
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		<comments>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/12/our-first-ride#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first began working with Xena in February 2009, I couldn&#8217;t imagine ever riding such a frightened, withdrawn mare. Now after almost 2 years of Parelli groundwork, I&#8217;m bouncing with excitement at the very idea of becoming her rider. I&#8217;ve been laying over Xena&#8217;s back since last August and for the last few months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groundwork Transitions</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/trainingjournal/2010/11/groundwork-transitions</link>
		<comments>http://xena26.com/trainingjournal/2010/11/groundwork-transitions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Xena and I have been practicing our loping groundwork for about 10 days now. Each evening we play our Circling Game&#8480; and I ask her for upward transitions through walk, jog, trot and lope. At the same time I&#8217;ve been teaching her verbal cues for the trot and lope. For the past 18 months I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loping Online</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/trainingjournal/2010/11/loping-online</link>
		<comments>http://xena26.com/trainingjournal/2010/11/loping-online#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 months ago I asked Xena for a few steps at the canter. She panicked, so I never asked again; until tonight. For Xena, the trot and lope have been very challenging, emotional gaits. When I first began training her in early 2009, she was actually unable to trot without flying into a panic and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clicker Training</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/09/clicker-training</link>
		<comments>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/09/clicker-training#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently learned about clicker training and how well it works in combination with my Parelli training. I&#8217;ve been studying Parelli Natural Horsemanship&#8482; for two years, but at the same time, I&#8217;m open to other training methods that originate from the same compassionate, respectful attitude. In the last few months, I&#8217;ve noticed that Xena and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tacking-up Practice</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/trainingjournal/2010/09/tacking-up-practice</link>
		<comments>http://xena26.com/trainingjournal/2010/09/tacking-up-practice#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Approach & Retreat]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, Xena wore a saddle for the first time in 3 or 4 years. A friend at the barn has lent me her old English saddle, and while the gullet is too wide and generally the fit is not suitable for Xena, I&#8217;m planning to only use it for unmounted groundwork, so it will do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Treeless Saddle</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/09/a-treeless-saddle</link>
		<comments>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/09/a-treeless-saddle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve begun researching saddles, in preparation for my first ride on Xena in a few months. I&#8217;ve read many favourable comments in online forums regarding the Barefoot Treeless Saddle, so I&#8217;ve begun my search with a western saddle by Barefoot. The Barefoot Atlanta Treeless Saddle In the photos below, the saddle is sitting at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming Horse &amp; Rider</title>
		<link>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/09/becoming-horse-and-rider</link>
		<comments>http://xena26.com/horsemanship/2010/09/becoming-horse-and-rider#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horsemanship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In February 2011 Xena and I will have completed 2 years of Parelli groundwork training, and I expect we&#8217;ll be working at Level 3 Online and Liberty. I think it&#8217;s time to formalize a plan for restarting her, and myself as her rider. Xena was started as a young horse during her years in Alberta [...]]]></description>
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