In the June 2010 EQUUS installment of Conformation Insights, Deb Bennett, PhD, discusses how a horse raises the base of his neck to produce an arch. In the exercise below,...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/horse_neck_base_052110/
The longer I look at this picture, the better I like it. This rider's leg position is very good. Her stirrup is the correct length, with her iron back on the...
My work with equitation students often includes some time without stirrups. As they start at the walk I may say, "Drop your stirrups, show me your two-point position down the...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/hunter_jumper/work_without_stirrups_071708/
A strong, stable framework like the structure shown here is a safe beginning for two types of solid, inviting cross-country jumps: a coop (shaped like an inverted 'V') and a...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/english/eventing/jumpbase_100405/
The very good angle in this rider's knee tells me her stirrup is the correct length to offer support. Yet her heel has come up, her lower leg...
Operating from your trailer. Whether this is something new to you or something you've long accepted as the norm for the particular horse game you play, headquartering from a...
http://www.equisearch.com/farm_ranch/trailering/turn_your-horse_trailer_all-purpose_base_082910/
Horses can’t speak. What are they trying to tell us? Horses can’t consciously act out ‘bad behavior’; they react to pain. This video is not a reconstruction; this particular horse...
In order to further examine the conformation of the horse's legs, stand directly in front of him and assess the straightness (or lack thereof). In this first illustration, the forelegs come...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/conformationfaults110299b/
Depending on your horse's facial conformation, you'll need to choose what width of bit you need. Bits range from the smallest pony-sized bits (approx 3 and a half inches wide) to...
http://www.equisearch.com/tack_apparel/bit_gallery/bitwidth/
As I wrote in one of the first articles I wrote for the About.com Horses site, "The legs could be said to be the most important part of the horse,...
http://www.equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/conformationfaults110299a/
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