Anita Howe Tennessee Walking Horses, booth 1409, 1410

 - Saturday, 11 - noon, Exhibition Hall Arena 
Natural Tools for Gait Correction   
Learn and achieve "power steering" for your gaited horse and learn the natural tools you need for a better gait.

 - Saturday, 2 - 3 pm, Main Arena 
Elements of Gait Recognition   
This demonstration will discuss the biomechanics of easy gait, defining the primary easy gaits through the elemental characteristics of body movement. You will learn how to recognize gait both from the ground and the saddle.

 - Sunday, 10 - 11 am, Main Arena 
Naturally Correcting the Pace and Trot   
This demonstration will provide a step-by-step approach to breaking the “pace habit” in your horse and teaching your default trotting horse to unlock his frame for a softer ride.

 - Sunday, 2 - 3 pm, Exhibition Hall Arena 
Debunking the Myths About Gaited Horses   
This demonstration will analyze collection vs. headset and discuss the illusion of overstride.

Biography

Anita Howe (Gaited Horses) -  "Real gait comes from balance, posture and impulsion of a horse, never from what’s nailed on his feet." Anita made a commitment many years ago to never train gaited horses in anything heavier than keg shoes. This philosophy opened a door for this Missouri trainer by taking away the usual crutches others fall back on. Anita has used a foundation of training based on the understanding that movement affected through mechanical aids does not last and may actually be detrimental to the horse, while classical and natural horsemanship allows a horse to brilliantly improve each and every year he's ridden. By applying the bio-mechanics of gait and a love of natural horsemanship to a multitude of gaited horses over the last 14 years, Anita has developed solutions for gaited breeds that consistently correct and improve balance, gait and athleticism. As a trainer and clinician Anita has a growing reputation for producing horses that are soft, more consistent, happier and more correct in their movement, while teaching riders to better understand biomechanics of gait as the natural tools to help their horses release their inherent gaiting abilities.