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Horse Riding Disciplines

Question of the Week: Pony in the Hunter Ring

Q: I am a very small adult rider so I can ride larger ponies. I recently started riding a 14.2-hand…

13 years ago


Laura Kraut and Beezie Madden named to show jumping long list for 2012 Olympics

Laura Kraut and Cedric, shown here at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, have joined their 2008 Olympic teammates…

13 years ago

Sitting Trot

The sitting trot holds a unique, and perhaps even a little notorious, reputation. Many riders are of the opinion that…

13 years ago

Four-Way Stop

Would you be able to stop your horse if he spooked and took off? "Most of us prefer not to…

13 years ago

Test Riding a Cutting Horse

In spring 2006, two of HI’s editors, Toni McAllister and Micaela Myers, attended a Galles-Harrel cutting clinic in Menifee, Calif.,…

13 years ago

Dressage Tips from the Judge’s Box

As you enter at A, the judge’s steely eyes will be firmly fixed upon you and your horse for the…

13 years ago

Teaching Lead Changes

By jennifer gauthier (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Q: I purchased a Haflinger trail horse…

13 years ago

Horsemanship How-to: Help Your Horse Hold the Canter

  Maintaining a balanced, consistent, and controlled canter on the correct lead presents enough challenges. But what if your horse…

13 years ago

Question of the Week: Halting on Course

Q: My horse will not halt for more than a few seconds. This is especially irritating when we jump a…

13 years ago

Horsemanship How-to: Line up Like a Winner

A horse show class can seem like a marathon torture session, especially if you’re aboard a cranky horse or trying…

13 years ago