Visual: Using Your Aids
I spent a full week working with a trainer I admire a lot with a large pony that I have in training to become a lesson horse. She is a…
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Visual: Trotting Diagonals
Rising Sitting Most riding instructors start teaching diagonals as soon as the student beings trotting. They tell you to look down at the outside leg and go up when…
More Responsive to Leg Aids
The Problem I see a lot of horses at local horse shows and in lesson barns that have become, what I call, “dead to your legs.” If you have to…
Visual: Correct Leg Position
One of the things that makes me most uncomfortable as a riding instructor is seeing students jumping or doing advanced work on a horse when they haven’t yet achieved a…
Visual: Behind the Vertical
When you’re teaching your horse contact on the training scale riders often make the mistake of riding their horse behind the vertical, also known as rolkur. This happens when you…
Visual: Hollow vs Rounded
There are some concepts in horseback riding that are hard to teach with words alone. No matter how much I talk about it, or show you how to do it…
Building An Outdoor Arena
If you’re interested in building your own outdoor arena then congratulations, you’ve found a great place to start. I recently built an outdoor arena, and on a steep hill no less,…
Horse Age in Human Years
I’ve had several people ask me this in the past few days and I can never remember the exact answer so I thought I would share this little horse to…
Horse Treat Recipe
This is a fun and easy horse treat recipe that you can make with just a little bit of sweet feed. The horses love them and they smell delicious! This…