Communication is Key

Show jumper Bliss Heers says her key to success is communication and prioritizing her horses' happiness. Show jumper Bliss Heers says her key to success is communication and prioritizing her horses' happiness. [Practical Horseman Weekly Update] THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER BROUGHT TO YOU BY [My New Horse](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnt3wWP0SnaHR0cHM6Ly9teW5ld2hvcnNlLmVxdXVzbWFnYXppbmUuY29tLz9saWQ9ejlpM3BsMTliN2ZwJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249TmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1QSE4gLSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIC0gMjAyNDAyMjAgLSBXZWVrbHkmdXVpZD1XA3NwY0IKZc4X99RljZf_JlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTFAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAKA) QUOTE OF THE WEEK “For me as a horseman, one of the greatest feelings I can have is when I can communicate with the horses, and I've developed them to a point where they do what you always believed they could do.” – [Bliss Heers](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnt3wWP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly9wcmFjdGljYWxob3JzZW1hbm1hZy5jb20vdHJhaW5pbmcvY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbi1pcy1rZXkvP2xpZD0zcnM3Y3N5Nnl6ZHgmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1OZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVBITiAtIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgLSAyMDI0MDIyMCAtIFdlZWtseSZ1dWlkPVcDc3BjQgplzhf31GWNl_8mUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAoA~) ~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnt3wWP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly9wcmFjdGljYWxob3JzZW1hbm1hZy5jb20vdHJhaW5pbmcvY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbi1pcy1rZXkvP2xpZD1tMm5sZnc4dzB6N2kmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1OZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVBITiAtIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgLSAyMDI0MDIyMCAtIFdlZWtseSZ1dWlkPVcDc3BjQgplzhf31GWNl_8mUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAoA~ [Communication is Key](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnt3wWP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly9wcmFjdGljYWxob3JzZW1hbm1hZy5jb20vdHJhaW5pbmcvY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbi1pcy1rZXkvP2xpZD1zdm9xYjByMnJueWomdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1OZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PVBITiAtIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgLSAyMDI0MDIyMCAtIFdlZWtseSZ1dWlkPVcDc3BjQgplzhf31GWNl_8mUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAoA~) Show jumper Bliss Heers spends every day striving to have happy horse partners. 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He is one of the leading hunter riders in the country and is a top trainer for children, juniors, and amateurs in the hunters, jumpers, and equitation. Some of his most recent accolades include being named 2023 Pennsylvania National Horse Show Leading Hunter Rider, winning the 2023 $100,000 WCHR Central Hunter Spectacular at Traverse City Spring, and placing second at the 2023 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship, both aboard Drumroll. 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