Off the Track to Over Fences: Priscilla Godsoe
…bit of what we need and love from this breed. George Morris once told me, “Training is training. It doesn’t matter what their breeding; there is only one way to…
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Learning to Train Young Horses
…Hassler, director of training at Hilltop, wanted to create a symposium that would underscore the immense importance of proper early training to ensure that the young horse can make appropriate…
Training Yearlings
…on leading, change directions a lot, stop, back and turn your yearling toward and away from you. Have set expectations, but also keep training sessions short and positive. Your yearling…
Southern Pines CDE: Day One
…after scoring 43.31 in the USEF National Combined Driving Pair Pony Championship. The USEF National Combined Driving Pony Team Championship was the final division of the day and saw Lisa…
Ask the Experts: Preparing for Collection
…It’s a pretty powerful experience. A senior Centered Riding instructor, Robin Brueckmann is an USA Equestrian “S” dressage judge and an “R” combined training judge. In 1994, she suffered an…
7 Horse-Behavior Myths Busted!
…100-Miles-in-One-Day Trail Ride (known as the Tevis Cup). This dedicated horsewoman would go on to compete extensively in combined training, hunter/jumper, and dressage events. She also completed six of seven…
Eight Great Rider Makeovers
…horse barns in exchange for lessons and a chance to ride. With her first horse, an older off-the-track bay Thoroughbred mare, she did everything–local hunter/jumper, combined training and dressage shows….
Groundwork with Your Dressage Horse
…trail rides in your training program so that your horse is not panicking if a bird flies out from a bush. Training outside in all types of weather helps horses…
Training Tips for Lusitanos
1. Starting under saddle and the first training phases Johan Zagers Lusitanos are sensitive horses. This is a positive attribute for quality riding horses, but riders should handle it carefully,…
What The Galway Downs Three-Day Event Reminded Me About Training
Last weekend I rode one of my horses in the training level three-day event at the Galway Downs International Three-Day Event. It was the third time in the last four…