Horse & Rider

Banish a Bad Attitude

➞ Everyone has those days when you wake up with a case of a bad attitude. Maybe you face a task you don’t want to complete, didn’t get a good night’s sleep, or something else. But with some proactive thinking, you can change your attitude to get through the day. Or maybe you don’t, and then your next day mimics the one before, until it becomes a cycle you have to break.

Your horse can face a similar situation and express it by pinning his ears when you go to catch him or turning around and biting at your boot once you’re

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