Category Archives: Pro Tips

Here is a common misconception about mistakes: they are nasty. Not true. What would you miss without them? How about learning, growth, and risk experience. If your mistake formula is mistakes...

Can changing the way you think change the way you ride? In a word, YES. When you train mentally, you are engaging the newest part of your brain, the frontal...

Instant society encourages instant results. But that is not how we or our horses operate. Going anywhere requires steps, landmarks along the way to define process. How can you apply...

Last week, T.J. O'Mara captured his second major equitation title in as many weeks weeks. (He's the 2016 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals—East and 2016 Pessoa/US Hunter Seat Medal Final champion). Consider him your equitation...

Don't get caught up thinking that to have happier help you have to dig deeper into your pockets. Everyone loves money, but it's not the only answer. Here are some...

You have your regular coach, then there’s the other one. The inside one. We all have this little guy (or gal) in our heads who is running the show. Giving...

Video can be a very useful tool in the training of horses and riders. As the saying goes, "There is often a difference between what we feel, and what is...

Beezie Madden, Ian Millar, Scott Brash—some riders seem to thrive under pressure. The higher the stakes, the better their performance. For less accomplished riders, the pressure cooker of the show ring can cause a plan to...

It’s equitation finals season! Time to drop the stirrups and pick up a few position tips from the pros—so we can all learn to ride with the precision of Victoria Colvin,...

This article was written by Marcella Peyre-Ferry and was originally published in Saddle & Bridle. It is reprinted here with consent.  There are horse shows that go on for years...

Acclaimed dressage rider Robert Dover is famed for many things. The four Olympic team bronze medals he accumulated during his international career. His impressive track record as chef d'equipe of the U.S....

Do you ever wish you could lunge your brain to make it quieter and more cooperative? Good news: there is a way. Sport and life come with emotions and sometimes...

Sure, I had my focus on the athletes that I coached throughout the Olympic Games. But Rio was also a great case study for the habits of highly successful athletes that ever competitor...

One of the oddest phenomena that I have come across running a farrier business with my husband is simply the challenge of figuring out where he needs to go to...

You're late for your class. You're racing to tack your horse, learn your course, and oh yeah, get your long hair up and under your helmet with some semblance of...