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Horse Riding and Training

Regaining Confidence as a Rider

If you’ve ridden horses for any length of time, you know that falling is part of the process. Some riders…

10 months ago


The National Drive: The Largest Gathering for Horse Driving

Sometime in the early 2000s, Mike Lyon and Colonel Davis, along with other members of the horse driving community, hatched…

11 months ago

8 Must-Know Arena Tracks

An excerpt from Arena Tracks by Christian Baier. These classical tracks are ultimately at the foundation of everything we are…

12 months ago

What’s Really Causing Bad Rides?

You’ve heard horse owners evaluate rides and their horse's behavior as they hop off, maybe something like: “He was such…

12 months ago

Borrowing Horses as a Horseless Rider

I jokingly call myself a moocher because I ride horses, but I haven’t owned one for years. For nearly a…

12 months ago

Horse Safety: Riding on the Road

Saddling up and going for a ride typically means riding across open fields or along designated horse trails. Nowadays, it’s…

12 months ago

Wildlife Safety While Trail Riding

Riding in California’s wooded areas filled with towering oak trees and high sagebrush is one of my favorite things to…

12 months ago

What Causes Riding Anxiety?

An excerpt from Neuroathletics for Riders by Marc Nölke about what causes riding anxiety. Safe or Unsafe? The human brain…

1 year ago

Top 7 Horse & Riding Vacations

Horse riding vacations have evolved from dusty guided trail rides on sleepy horses to a wide array of rides, drives,…

1 year ago

Training Your Horse to Cross Water

Crossing water is one of those things that’s either fun to do with your horse, or it’s exasperating—there doesn’t seem…

1 year ago