Category Archives: Learn

The quotes are real. The grammar is spotty. And the logic, well, see for yourself... 1. "MY MOM makes me wear a helmet and I've been riding for a very...

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...

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...

It was a lovely morning as I pulled up to the barn. From the car I could see several happy horse heads sticking out of their stalls, including my own...

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...

We're taking you around the world for a glimpse at some of the planet's rarest breeds of horse in our new video series, Unusual Horses. Watch and learn! Hailing from...

Learning a new skill? Here are the three stages you'll go through on the way to mastery. 1. The “Thinking” Stage When you are first attempting to learn a skill,...

This ancient, semi-feral breed gets its name from the region in which it hails along France's Southern coast. It is here among the wetlands of the River Rhone delta the...

FACT: You can’t ride if you can’t get on. If you can’t get on, maybe going for a ride isn’t the best idea anyway. Riders tend to worry about the ride...

They’re the superstars of the junior ranks. The medal winners. The Under 25 Grand Prix champions. And, when they’re not on horseback, they’re busy hitting the books. Squeezing in a...

I can remember being 17 and sitting on my horse in the entrance to the arena in Harrisburg. It was 10 o’clock at night and I was getting ready to...

[caption id="attachment_1475" align="alignleft" width="300"] (via cedarmueller.com)[/caption] Few would find inspiration in a junkyard’s discarded farm equipment and rusty car parts. Cedar Mueller does.  This month, the Canmore-based artist’s life-sized horse installation opened...

Last June, I was invited out to the Great Lakes Region of the United States Pony Club to teach at their amazing Regional Camp. Held at Hunter’s Run Farm in...

If, as a 10-year-old horse enthusiast, you dreamt of running away to Hollywood, apprenticing with a horse stuntman, and making your living as a maverick of the silver screen, you’re...

A study of more than 400 riders in Germany has proven what most of us have known all along: horseback riding generally produces awesome, well-adjusted people. Now if you're rolling your...

There are thousands of clinics every weekend, everywhere, in all breeds and disciplines. What can you expect to gain from one of these? Well, the first thing I would ask, is...

As an entrant in the Retired Racehorse Project’s 2016 Thoroughbred Makeover I have joined a Facebook group for the competing trainers. While entries were finalized only a few weeks ago many...

Beautiful to look at, wonderful to smell and if you’re a horse there is nothing you would rather be eating and arguably nothing more natural you should be eating. On...