Training
Master Canter Transitions and Controlled Turns with the 3s and 5s Exercise
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Training
Developing an Elastic Arm and Independent Seat
“When you have elastic arms and an independent seat—you support your upper body from your security in the tack and balance in the stirrups, not…
1 year ago
Horse Health
How To Deal With Horse Obesity
It’s tough to spot an obese horse when it’s your own. We tend to think, “She’s just big boned,” or “It’s her breed.” Many owners…
1 year ago
Show Jumping
Six Lessons in Training a Jumper Prospect
Training a young jumper is a process. Like assembling the 7,541 piece LEGO® Star Wars Millennium Falcon or configuring a 1000 piece double-sided jigsaw puzzle picturing…
1 year ago
Horse Health
Team Therapy
Like any top level equestrian event, the Palm Beach Masters is a bustling ecosystem of equine professionals and practitioners moving in methodical bursts from one…
1 year 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…
1 year ago
Science
Show Jumpers Are 15% More Likely to Have a Rail Off the Left Lead
If you’re like most riders, you’ve spent hours compiling data on your horse. You’ve recorded his daily diet and planned for the strategic introduction of…
1 year 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.…
1 year ago
OTTB
How to Get Involved in the Thoroughbred Makeover (Without a Thoroughbred to Makeover)
The Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover has officially begun, and the 2018 edition will be its biggest Makeover ever. The RRP announced a whopping 794…
1 year 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…
1 year ago
Science
Cloning, Genetic Engineering and “Playing God”
I’m sure by now many of you have seen the video circulating social media about the cloning and genetic engineering of horses. Published by the…
2 years 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…
2 years ago
Horse Health
Impaction Colic: What You Need to Know
Colic is a catchall term used by horsemen to describe equine gastrointestinal distress, but there are several different causes. Impaction colic is one of the…
2 years ago
Horse Health
16 Fascinating Facts About Horse Digestion
This probably comes as no surprise, but the horse is a unique animal. This is especially true when it comes to how they digest food.…
2 years 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…
2 years ago
Training
Winter Coping Strategies
So another December has rolled around. And for Americans in all but the most southern tier of states, this means that the toughest time looms…
2 years ago
Psychology of Sport
Reflect and Learn – Making 2018 Your Best Riding Year Ever
When was the last time you slowed down enough to think about what you accomplished in the previous year, how you did, what might need…
2 years 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:…
2 years ago
Hunter/Jumper
Developing Your Eye for Distances with Bernie Traurig
Over the course of his impressive career, Bernie Traurig is perhaps most renown for having achieved in four equestrian sports what most riders hope to realize…
2 years ago
Life
The Horse, a Gift for All Seasons
When I set out to write RIDING HOME ~ The Power of Horses to Heal, I wanted to share the profound emotional healing one can experience…