Channel Archives: Learn

Ever heard the saying, "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should?"  That applies to lots of things with horses, including choosing to ride. I'm not talking about giving your...

It’s a common phenomenon that you can get really good at doing things at home on your horse, but the minute you arrive at a clinic or a show, it...

Division I collegiate riding coach Sally Batton has spent over 30-years perfecting her methods specifically designed to refine and polish riders, whatever their level. It has won her and her...

I feel as though I should say, “This is straight from the horse’s mouth,” but it’s too obvious so I will avoid it. We are better than that, surely. That...

Much has been written recently on the importance of riding without stirrups, and of sitting the trot. In order to achieve a perfectly balanced seat from which to use the...

#MasterclassMonday is a collaboration between Horse Network and NOELLEFLOYD.com to empower equestrians. Every Monday we’ll bring you a new lesson from a leading trainer to help you troubleshoot your training,...

#MasterclassMonday is a collaboration between Horse Network and NOELLEFLOYD.com to empower equestrians. Every Monday we’ll bring you a new lesson from a leading trainer to help you troubleshoot your training,...

Some years ago, I learned from the game show Jeopardy that Arabian horses have one less vertebra than all other horses. I thought, well, wouldn’t that make an interesting thing...

“If I had asked customers what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” —Henry Ford Dr. Mark Revenaugh is president of the Equine High-Performance Sports Group and a renowned...

#MasterclassMonday is a collaboration between Horse Network and NOELLEFLOYD.com to empower equestrians. Every Monday we’ll bring you a new lesson from a leading trainer to help you troubleshoot your training,...

Naturally, I’m drawn to the vegetable horseradish. A root vegetable no less. My initial interest was the name, why “horse” radish instead of say, “cat” radish? As usual, I entered...

#MasterclassMonday is a collaboration between Horse Network and NOELLEFLOYD.com to empower equestrians. Every Monday we’ll bring you a new lesson from a leading trainer to help you troubleshoot your training,...

If it matters, measure it! This sentiment is at the heart of Carl Valle’s approach to sports training and athlete management. The process of developing an athlete or team relies...

Who was the bright spark that decided we should wear white or light-colored breeches when showing? Obviously, not a competitor. Competitors know the daily struggle of keeping clean around horses....

Every owner dreads having to decide whether or not to send their horse onto the surgical table for colic surgery. For a fully-informed decision, it is important that the horse’s...

#MasterclassMonday is a collaboration between Horse Network and NOELLEFLOYD.com to empower equestrians. Every Monday we’ll bring you a new lesson from a leading trainer to help you troubleshoot your training,...

“What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Who can argue with Shakespeare? I often think of this quote...

#MasterclassMonday is a collaboration between Horse Network and NOELLEFLOYD.com to empower equestrians. Every Monday we’ll bring you a new lesson from a leading trainer to help you troubleshoot your training,...

Zebras are the showboaters of the Equidae family with their flashy coats and exotic locales. It’s their stripes that noticeably set them apart from our beloved horses, much the way...

#MasterclassMonday is a collaboration between Horse Network and NOELLEFLOYD.com to empower equestrians. Every Monday we’ll bring you a new lesson from a leading trainer to help you troubleshoot your training,...