For all equestrians, the strength of our core is very important. Read on to learn more about how a horse rider can work on getting a stronger core. Below there are also some core exercises that are easy to...
The ditch in your pasture might seem an unlikely place to refine your horse’s gaits, but terrain drops are actually very useful for changing or stimulating muscle recruitment. When a horse has to negotiate a short, steep downward slope...
A lineup of horses and riders stands in the middle of the arena under a blazing summer sky. Everyone’s waiting for the results to be called; riders feel sweat dripping down their backs under their layers of show clothing....
In order to embrace the horse show experience fully, one rider develops a list of her reasons for showing.My horse show career began with a bang. I won my very first hunt-seat equitation class, which just so happened to...
Horse show competitors know all too well the grooming disasters that occur right as you step up to the in-gate. It can be the green stains on your white horse, a braiding blowout, or a horse that smears baby...
Both exercises in this month’s routine, the turn on forehand and the turn on haunches, improve muscular coordination, not to mention stability and proper joint position. These maneuvers not only help improve a horse’s use of his body but...
Not having a controlled canter is scary. If your horse has acted up at the canter by bucking or bolting it may take time as well as physical and mental preparation before you’ll overcome fear and feel confident riding...
Q: I don’t have an indoor arena but still want to ride when it is wet out. Is it safe, and do you have any tips?A: It’s no fun when Mother Nature interferes with your riding. Riding in the...
Riders who eagerly practice lateral exercises, like the giravolta, usually have good intentions for the outcome, such as a looser horse, but too often end up creating problems they did not count on.When a horse is not physically ready...
Catch up with Part 1 of Julie Goodnight's Canter Boot Camp series here.
Maintaining the canter can be difficult, follow these tips to learn how to keep the canter.Once you’ve asked your horse to canter, he should keep moving at...
