Channel Archives: Learn

While hay is just dehydrated grass there are several differences between hay and the live plant that you need to take into consideration when adding pasture to the horse’s diet....

Feeling overwhelmed with your tack cleaning to-do list? Don't be! From scuffed stirrup leathers to show-ready boots, and all the dirty saddle pads in between, here's how to clean everything in...

Everyone knows the rules when it comes to grooming during spring shedding season. Don’t wear polar fleece of any kind. Get ready to spend LOTS of quality time with your...

These tiny, prehistoric ancestors not only looked different from their modern descendants, they ran differently too. The key contrast? It's all in the back, says a new study conducted by...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFEAIdff_w When Jacque Corsentino's three-year-old miniature horse, Shine, didn't show up at the gate to meet her one early morning in late December, she was immediately concerned. Armed with a...

Riding is about communicating. You may be clear about your message, but how about the way it’s being delivered? What kind of communicator are you? The go alongs If you...

The use of force to get what you want is a paradox. You may initially get what you want. However, you will most often get any number of other things...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oB05Q0l_VQ Horse sport, by definition, is all about history and tradition. Our modern ring and rodeo events may feel a world away from the field hunts, racing fields, and cattle...

Many riders and trainers undervalue the benefits of trick training—you know: teaching your horse to bow, sit, paw or nod on cue…maybe carry things around the barn or arena…and who-knows-what...

Engagement—The act of flexing the hocks, stepping under the body, planting the hooves, and lifting. The forehand gradually becomes lighter as the hindquarters become stronger. Think of dressage training, therefore,...

This "perfectly trained" horse won't buck you off while you post around with free weights, stretch from side to side, or work on your piaffe while equitating. But, like any...

You ride out of a turn away from the out gate and see a forward distance to a triple combination. You close your legs on the horse. But he’s slow...

  I am not good enough. I don’t have an equitation body. I’m too nervous, I’m such a wimp. Pretty discouraging isn’t it? Have you ever tried to shame yourself...

What can a tiny, 35,000-year-old ivory horse sculpture tell us about the relationship between prehistoric men and equines? Why did teeth and toes make all the difference in the horse's ability to...

The University of Saskatchewan has unveiled a new robotic sling system which may improve the odds of survival for horses suffering from serious traumatic injuries, including limb fractures. Saskatoon's RMD Engineering team...

A photographer who came to visit him in his faraway town on the volcanic island of Java, Indonesia, nicknamed Ridwan Sururi the "Don Quixote of literacy". But even if Sururi is...

If you’re alive, at some time in your life you will most likely get hurt. If you interact with horses consistently, you are not only likely to get hurt, you...

So you’ve followed our tips from last month to pressure wash and paint or stain your schooling course, but it’s still looking a little plain. Like plain white walls in...

One of the challenges of fear is how it can leave you frozen and literally stop your ride. Your horse wonders where you went and either takes over or takes...

Good base, bad base, good base, bad base, good base, bad base, good base. It takes time to learn how to ride, and it often requires decent teaching. I learned...