INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The first three gaits walk, trot, and canter should be forward and consistent. Both you and your horse should feel confident traveling at all three gaits in all circumstances. Becoming comfortable with various speeds requires patience and practice. Learning the differences in gaits should be the foundation of your training with your horse. Mastering these skills requires a lot of practice and will most likely take months of constant work. But, they will be the base for all further training you do with the horse. When you show your horse in dressage competitions, you'll need to demonstrate a mastery of the various gaits. The horse should have smooth, forward transitions, both upward and downward. Your horse should maintain balance, rather than falling onto its forehand, and it should not pull against the rein. Ideally, transitions should be mainly ridden off the leg and seat, with minimal hand/rein instruction. In dressage, coordination is absolutely necessary. So transitions need to be prompt and occur at the exact moment the rider wishes to change the gait. To improve your horse's transitions, you need to spend a lot of time practicing. Try transitioning from walking to trotting and then from trotting to cantering. You can also practice transitioning from a standstill to walking. Going back and forth between these different moves will help your horse learn, over time, how to successfully transition during a dressage performance. Try to spend at least 30 minutes to an hour per day practicing your transitions and gaits with the horse. In Training Level, judges don't look so much for the collection that many people consider to be characteristic of dressage. Instead, they look for the predecessor to collection, which is willingness to accept contact and stretch into the bridle. How can you tell that a horse is stretching into the bridle? When you hold your reins still, you should be able to feel the horse's mouth without it hanging on your reins. If you soften your reins forward, it should follow the contact down, neither pulling against the reins nor dropping the contact. Consider asking an experienced dressage rider or trainer to watch you from the ground, to make sure you're getting the correct contact. If you're struggling, they'll also be able to help you achieve bit contact. When you want your horse to turn, pull your waist up a bit in the saddle every time. Slightly turn your hips in the direction you want your horse to go. Push straight with your hips in the direction that you want to go. The longer you practice this method with your horse, the more perceptive your horse will become to your movements and intended commands. Eventually, you will only have to pivot your hips ever so slightly for your horse to interpret the response you expect from it. Ask your horse to bend its body to follow any curve by supporting him with your inside leg and inside seat bone. Be careful not to overbend him; if you were to look down from above, the curve of its body should match the curve of the turn or circle. Another way to think about this is to use gentle pressure with your inside leg and seat bone. Then, release with the outside leg while turning your hips. These cues together will tell the horse where you want it to go.

SUMMARY: Work on your horse's basic gaits. Practice transitions. Make sure that your horse moves into the contact with the bit. Use your hips to turn the horse.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If the toy has a bobblehead, for example, maybe you could name it Bobby, or Shaky. Or, think about the gender. You probably don't want a boy named Princess! Think about what animal the toy is and name it for what it is matched with. For example, a parrot. They are known to live with pirates, so why not a "pirate"-ish name, such as "Patchy"? Or maybe if a toy is "jet black", you could name your toy Jet. Look carefully at the toy's face or expression, and sometimes a name just pops inside your head! See if it reminds you of someone you know, but don't give them your best friend's name if it's a stuffed pig. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Name-a-Special-Stuffed-Animal-Step-5.jpg\/v4-459px-Name-a-Special-Stuffed-Animal-Step-5.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Name-a-Special-Stuffed-Animal-Step-5.jpg\/aid559848-v4-728px-Name-a-Special-Stuffed-Animal-Step-5.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":306,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"485","licensing":"<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>License: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/2.5\/">Creative Commons<\/a><br>
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SUMMARY: Look at the features of the toy. If your toy's fur is, let's say, rather long or messy, you could name it Shaggy or Puffball. Think about how you met/got the toy.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When you're preparing for your licensing exams, you should take advantage of the prep materials offered by NCEES, the same company which administers the exams. NCEES offers practice exams that you can take to become familiar with the format of the exam. They also provide copies of their handbooks, which you will be able to reference during the exams. Depending on your field of study, the hardest part of the FE and PE exams is usually the general knowledge section, since this tests a broad range of subjects you might not be as familiar with. For example, an electrical engineer might not have as much knowledge about beams. Practice exams can help you identify the areas you might struggle with during the test. After you graduate, you should take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. This is the first step in becoming a licensed engineer, regardless of your field of study. The FE exam is administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). It's an open-book, multiple choice exam that is about 8 hours long and covers basic and advanced engineering principles. To prepare for the FE exam, sign up for a review course and take sample tests online. Since you will be able to use your book during the test, get a copy of the NCEES handbook and become familiar with its contents. This will help you easily access the information you need during the test. Once you've completed 4 years of field experience, you'll need to take the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Civil exam. This is an 8-hour open-book exam with 80 questions related to advanced civil engineering concepts.The PE Civil exam is offered twice a year. The PE Civil exam includes 2 parts. The first part, administered in the morning, includes questions from the 5 main areas of practice in civil engineering. These include construction, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation, and water resources and environmental engineering. The second part of the test, given in the afternoon, focuses on a single one of these 5 areas of practice, selected by you when you register for the exam. The PE exam is necessary to become a licensed professional engineer. The test is designed to be challenging, but not impossible to pass, so take preparation seriously.

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Prepare for both the the FE and PE exams with NCEES prep materials. Take sample tests to help you study for the FE and PE exams. Take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam.