Halter
Train Your Horse for Showmanship
Here’s how to teach your horse the six basic maneuvers that allow you to compete in showmanship at halter—and that put a fingertip-finesse handle on any horse. | MORE
Showmanship Polish: Hand Position and Control Introduction
Perfect your showmanship presentation by avoiding three common hand-position mistakes. | MORE
Showmanship Polish: Hand Position and Control
Perfect your showmanship presentation by avoiding three common hand-position mistakes. Judge and Team Horse & Rider member Andrea Simons acts as your coach in this slideshow. | MORE
Once More into the Show Pen
A Horse & Rider reader and blogger shares her experiences returning to showing after a long hiatus. | MORE
Time Your Cues for a Perfect Showmanship Stop
How to master your stopping cues to stay in-sync with your horse, and up your chances of a dynamite showmanship pattern. | MORE
Conformation Clinic: 2- and 3-Year-Old Mares
Evaluate and place these 2- and 3-year-old mares in your order of preference. Then see how your choices compare to our expert judge's. | MORE
What’s Your Horse Worth?
Equine appraiser Michelle Stalling offers an example of a chart she uses to determine a halter horse's value. | MORE
Sharpen your Showmanship Precision
Looking for ways to polish your showmanship performance? These tips will sharpen your precision and help you align your horse perfectly. | MORE
Super-Skills Showmanship
Master your showmanship pattern with the aid of judge Shannon McCulloch-Verdier. From Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE
Weanling Prep for Showmanship, Halter Classes
Prepare your weanling for the show pen with these five simple strategies from a world champion halter exhibitor. | MORE
