Rebecca Didier, Author at Horse Network

Books and Film

Taking a Bow: Teach Your Horse to Plié

Who doesn’t want a reason to take a bow? Teaching your horse a few simple tricks can absolutely be fun for you both, but did…

2 weeks ago

Books and Film

To Adopt or Not to Adopt? That Is the Holiday Question

Tis the Season, and if “Adopt Don’t Shop” resonates and there’s a conveniently empty stall in the barn, then perhaps an off-track Thoroughbred is on…

1 month ago

Books and Film

The Two Most Important Distances to Every Rider

Inside you is a great rider—a rider who’s full of possibilities, potential, courage, and confidence. All you need to do is figure out how to…

2 months ago

Books and Film

Spotting Lameness: The Game Plan

Every horse person with a couple of years under her belt has some sense of when a horse looks “off” or “not quite right,” but…

3 months ago

Books and Film

All You Need Is a Box…

In a world filled with technology and a gazillion gizmos intended to make life easier but sometimes overcomplicating it, it can be a relief when…

3 months ago

Books and Film

How Do I Get My Horse in Front of the Leg?

It’s a common issue for most of us—we have a horse that is slow to react to the aids, is heavy in the hands, or…

4 months ago

Books and Film

Your Hands Are Vowels

Whatever discipline you favor, an early lesson we all get in good horsemanship is the importance of “good hands.” This is about more than the…

5 months ago

Books and Film

The Million-Dollar Horse Word: Patience

It certainly isn’t new, is it? The importance of “patience” in horse handling and training, and indeed, even in improving your riding, has been long professed.…

6 months ago

Training

Bored By Ringwork?

Props might be the last thing you think of when it comes to schooling your horse, but sometimes they can be just what you need…

7 months ago

Books and Film

An Excerpt from “In the Middle Are the Horsemen” by Tik Maynard

I sat on the wheel well of the trailer, my bare feet high on an upturned bucket. In my left hand I held a paper.…

7 months ago

Books and Film

What’s Your Horse REALLY Saying?

We all wish we knew exactly what our horses were saying to us. Is that a nicker of welcome, or just, “Bring me breakfast”? Are…

8 months ago

Books and Film

Go Long and Low

How and when should we invite our horses to stretch? We’ve heard of its therapeutic effects all our riding lives, but have we ever truly…

8 months ago

Books and Film

Are You a Temple Dancer or a Viking?

The word “fascia” has been bouncing around now for a number of years, but it still isn’t a term that’s commonly dropped in horsey circles.…

9 months ago

Books and Film

Cross That Bridge When You Come to It

As the weather breaks and we finally see the snow melt from the shaded corners of the pasture, the trails begin to beckon. No doubt…

10 months ago

Horsemanship

All is Fair in Love and Training?

When riding, training, and competing, it seems we are constantly trying to balance how to be kind to our horses while still establishing boundaries that…

10 months ago

Tack Talk

How Important is Your Saddle, Really?

Growing up with horses, we gave saddle fit only the most cursory of consideration. More often than not issues were “solved” with the addition of…

10 months ago

Training

The ‘Long-and-Low’ Path to Real Collection

For a horse to be able to be collected, learning to give to the rein and flex at the poll is vital. “A horse that…

11 months ago

Behavior

The Main Types of Horse Personalities

Understanding a few basics about horse type helps you connect the temperament traits your horse displays most frequently to how he might respond to circumstances.…