Search Results for: building good habits from the start

20-20 Vision: Riding with An Instructor

By Equisearch  |  June 1, 2008

…you haven’t really done your homework. The key to a successful instructor-student relationship is a good fit of goals, personalities, and logistics. You need to know more about Ms. Smith…

Get a Green Barn!

By   |  May 2, 2017

…enough to be building a new facility, plan your site layout carefully. Place buildings on high ground, with pastures or paddocks sloping away from buildings. A good excavator is a…

Trail Riding Advice

By Equisearch  |  March 20, 2017

…But not all advice is good advice. Even good advice might not necessarily apply to you. If you’re working on teaching your horse the “calm down” cue as a building…

Never Miss Another Jumping Distance!

By   |  March 20, 2017

…strides away—or I’d commit to it, giver ‘er the gas, and charge. It didn’t present a good picture or create a good jump. And I didn’t start doing better until…

Getting Started in Reining

By Equisearch  |  November 27, 2009

…to take up running, and starting training by watching an Olympic race. 4. Be prepared to start at the bottom, and work your way up. The green-class patterns are often…

Bullet Points

By Equisearch  |  August 1, 2008

…horse progresses through the training, you may want something that makes a louder noise. A .22-caliber starter pistol is a good choice, or you can use a .22-caliber gun with…

A Horse Named Sue

By Equisearch  |  December 31, 2004

…I was really good at using startle and bullying horses into leading and standing and whatever. Everybody told me that you don’t ride a baby horse until they’re two. So…