Become a Balanced Rider

…following pages, I’ll give you exercises to help you find your balance and make achieving greater harmony with your horse a little easier. Trust me, he’ll love it too! The…

Controlling Movement (Part IV)

…this week’s sensitization exercises. This week’s exercises are similar to the last set of sensitization exercise from Part II of this series, but they involve teaching our horse to respond…

GPS: Get Power Steering With Your Horse

…the steering wheel, and you wouldn’t want to use those same muscle-wrenching techniques on your horse either. Trainer Craig Johnson of Gainesville, Texas, will show us some simple steering exercises

Stretching Exercises for Your Horse

…the exercises once a week. For maximum benefit, perform those stretches just before you ride. Before you begin: Halter your horse, and ask him to stand squarely in an area…

Dressage Today Letters to the Editor

…dressage clinician met with me and understood the simplicity of schooling horse and rider for dressage in a bitless bridle, because the schooling could easily be transferred to riding with…

Riding Helmets

…many hair styles, and you can put a cover over the cap if needed, making it our top schooling helmet choice. The Devon-Aire Ussepa handily earns schooling helmet Best Buy….

Navigating the Crowds

…shows I go to, the schooling arena gets very crowded. Make sure to be aware of what’s going on around you. You can make this a positive experience by using…

How Can I Keep My Horse Happy and Fit?

…your challenge. A wide repertoire of exercises is a trainer’s best friend. Constant drilling of a movement is boring for horse and rider and can lead to bad habits. Horses…

How Do I Make Dressage More Appealing?

…fences. Dressage exercises can be incorporated into work over fences. For example, let’s say a rider is schooling fences separated by eight or more strides. Suggest or try the following…