Raising the Standards is taking EOI for a lovely standardbred gelding. We’ve had this boy in our care since March, with hopes he’d make a Riding for the Disabled prospect. Although he is an incredibly kind, gentle soul – and generally very quiet – occasionally he gets a touch worried and requires reassurance from his …
Ryan is a 7-year-old approximately 15hh standardbred gelding. He’s the giver of the best smooches, a friend to everyone who meets him and an all-round great guy. This is an extremely difficult post to write, as Ryan has earned a special place in our hearts since arriving here last May. We had high hopes Ryan …
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Many riders write in to Raising the Standards and confess that they ride their standardbred far less than they want to. And we so get it… Life is hectic and time really can slip away. We make plans to go and see our standardbred. We break plans to go and see our standardbred just as …
Standardbred Strength and Conditioning: Simple-Yet-Powerful Exercises you can do with your Standardbred to Accelerate your Progress Standardbred strength and conditioning isn’t something I thought much about when I first discovered the breed (and, to be completely honest, even when I started my professional standardbred retraining career). Given their kind natures and willingness to please, I …
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If you’re dealing with strange standardbred behaviour, you’re in the right place! Standardbreds are weird. There I said it. With love. But also a big face-palm If you’ve found your way here by doing a bit of a search trying to solve a strange standardbred behaviour, then please let me reassure you that whatever …
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How do I teach my standardbred to canter? Teaching a standardbred to canter is one of the biggest topics in standardbred retraining and something we regularly have riders reach out to Raising the Standards for some support with (along with ‘how do I teach my stadardbred to stop pacing’) So if you’re struggling to get …
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