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…
Author:
Rebecca Didier
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…
1 month 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…
2 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…
3 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.…
4 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…
5 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.…
5 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…
6 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…
6 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.…
7 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…
8 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…
8 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…
8 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…
9 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.…
9 months ago
Pro Tips
You’re Probably Shortening Your Reins Wrong
You’d think we had this down ages ago…but according to dressage rider and biomechanics expert Susanne von Dietze, a whole lot of us don’t shorten…
10 months ago
Pro Tips
Riding Fit: Trot Pole Squats
Do you think of yourself as an equestrian? Do you think of yourself as an equestrian athlete? If you aren’t accustomed to including the word…
10 months ago
Dressage
7 Rules for Getting Riding Aids Right
We all know that while in the saddle, the rider communicates with the horse using a language of succinct signals. Oh, yeah…and these signals are…
11 months ago
Dressage
The Seat: Where Two Spines Meet
The place where two spines meet is where the central nervous systems of horse and rider come together. In her book Where Two Spines Align:…
11 months ago
Equine Therapy
Little Horses, Big Love
When you grow up around horses, you know how simply being in their company can provide comfort. It is part of what draws us to…