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Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates the fundamentals of walking your horse, including how to prepare the horse and how to stay safe, in this free online video about horseback riding.
There are 15 videos in this series:

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to mount your horse in preparation for walking in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to sit on your horse in preparation for walking in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to hold your horse's reins for walking in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to walk a horse with two hands in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to walk a horse with one hand in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to turn a horse with two hands in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to turn a horse with one hand in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to reverse a horse with two hands in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to reverse a horse with one hand in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to move laterally on a horse with two hands in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to move laterally on a horse with one hand in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to halt a walking horse using the reins in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to squeeze stop a walking horse in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider demonstrates how to use backing with a walking horse in this free online video about horseback riding.

Watch as a seasoned horseback rider discusses safety while walking a horse in this free online video about horseback riding.

Man has enjoyed a unique relationship with the horses on this planet. Horses have carried us into battle, brave and without fear. They’ve helped us travel over long stretches of terrain. In some parts of the world they still pull our farmer’s plows and carry our loads. They’ve been indispensable in herding and driving our cattle. And the police have mounted horse patrols for crowd control situations in urban environments. No question, horses have proven to be well-suited for human life, expressing qualities of loyalty and bravery, responding to commands, and usually having a calm, docile demeanor.
Since they are wild animals, all horses need some sort of training before they can work side by side with humans. Especially in horseback riding, the relationship between horse and rider must be cultivated over time and with the proper techniques and equipment. In this free video series, watch as Kelli LaBar teaches how to ride a horse at a walk, Get tips on one handed and two handed techniques for turning, reversing, and halting a horse.
Kelli LaBar Kelli LaBar is a practicing aesthetician and makeup artist in Wilmington, N.C. She graduated from Miller-Motte Technical College as a certified aesthetician, and she currently works as the store manager and a makeup artist for Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. in Wilmington, N.C.dkdk
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