Aubrey Graham

Aubrey Graham

Thoroughbred Logic: Finding the Flow

“In riding, whether flatting, jumping, executing a dressage test, or smartly blasting around cross country, we all think about rhythm and pace. While we have a lot of terms to get at the quality of a round, I think the idea of ‘flow’ is due an equine resurgence.”

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Thoroughbred Logic: Transitions & The Post

“The me who raced my redheaded Appendix down dirt roads and knew every stretch of potentially hundreds of miles of local trails, never gave one lick about whether or not he stayed obedient or balanced through his transition to canter. Turns out, I was missing out.”

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Thoroughbred Logic: Does Size Really Matter?

“… to exclude the good ones because they are a touch too short seems silly and often tells me more about the newness of the buyer to this game than about their ability and desire.”

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Thoroughbred Logic: Do Not Move

“In contrast, when one slows one’s body down, the slow translates from the rider to the horse; steady,

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Thoroughbred Logic: Fixing the Head Tilt

“Correcting head tilts, therefore, comes in at the point where the horse is pushing from behind and elevating

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Thoroughbred Logic: Horse Profiles, The Good Kid

“I know that as a good horse gains the hope and the expectations that sneak in, they often

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Thoroughbred Logic: The Barn Beer Hack

Anyone who has ever had a horse — Thoroughbred or not! — has likely said, “This horse is

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Thoroughbred Logic: Keep A Door Open

“…perhaps one of the absolutely most important things to riding young, green, anxious or slightly nutty horses is

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Thoroughbred Logic: Rehabbing Injuries, Part Two — Surviving Stall Rest

“Overall, stall rest sucks. But, with patience and a little tactful creativity, most horses make it out and

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Thoroughbred Logic: Rehabbing Injuries, Part One

This week’s Thoroughbred Logic is the first part of a series on injury rehab. Today’s article takes a

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Thoroughbred Logic: New Year’s Perspective (And Ten Training Tactics That Work)

“I’m going to chalk 2022 up to being a transitional year – one where the building and the

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Thoroughbred Logic: In Front Of The Leg

“[T]he biggest determining factor of getting around a course successfully is having the horse in front of the

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Thoroughbred Logic: The Slow Down

“[H]ere’s hoping the breaks that you take are those you choose — with an eye to growth and

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Thoroughbred Logic: Have a Plan

“The same goes for jumping … There’s a plan to the fence and after the fence. Having a

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Thoroughbred Logic: The Starter Kit

“So according to me (from the point of view of an Eventer making sweeping statements), here’s a ‘where

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Thoroughbred Logic: Thankful for the Thoroughbred

“… each time I swing my leg over a Thoroughbred, I am grateful that, in fact, that is

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Hanging Out

“… when I ask a horse to hang out, I don’t need anything from them but their company

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Buying The Appropriate Horse (A Seller’s Perspective)

“… if that barefoot, forage-only Thoroughbred needs shoes as the ground gets harder, or needs grain to help

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OTTB United: Thoroughbred Buying and Selling Made Easy

“It sounds hyperbolic, but the app has taken all of the challenges and frustrations from trying to sell

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: The Post-Track Body Crash

“Transitioning [Thoroughbreds] from track to farm can be finicky business. But getting it right is essential, because folks,

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Horses That Inspire Community

“Those who own Thoroughbreds at some point or another, struggle with their feet, their condition, their brains, and

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Trust, Patience and a Little Smarts

“Trust and patience help transform the off-track horses that come here into quiet and manageable creatures on the

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Lunge Right

“There’s always more to do, always more ways to do it. But, even if you’re like me and

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Three Ground Work Essentials

Today’s Thoroughbred Logic addresses three key ground work exercises: working on a loose lead, giving, and moving over.

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Thoroughbred Logic, Presented by OTTB United: Get the Image

“…being present as vets bring internal equine data to light has made me realize just how complicated these

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