Western Pleasure

Arabian Western Pleasure: What Judges Look For

By Gordon Potts, with Alana Harrison

Here’s what judges expect to see when evaluating Arabians in Western pleasure. | MORE

We’d Love to Own: A Certain Vino

Check out Vino's winning run from the 2012 AQHA world show senior western pleasure. | MORE

Close Up: Bad-Boy John Hoyt

By Jennifer Forsberg Meyer

Featured as one of H&R’s 50 Great Riders (May 2011), the stories about this horseman are legion. Here’s his true tale. | MORE

Sandy Collier’s Western Horse Training Secrets

By Sandy Collier with J. Forsberg Meyer

World champion trainer Sandy Collier shares her core horse training secrets in her book, "Reining Essentials: How to Excel in Western’s Hottest Sport," adapted for Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE

Western Dressage: Leg Yield to Lope Depart Introduction

By Al Dunning with J. Forsberg Meyer

Al Dunning discusses the similarities between dressage and Western riding and shows you an exercise using a leg yield to get a smooth and correct lope depart. | MORE

Western Dressage: Leg Yield to Lope Depart

Think dressage is unrelated to the Western riding you do? In this slideshow, Al Dunning shows you a dressage-based exercise, the leg-yield that puts your horse in the perfect position for a smooth, collected lope on the correct lead. From the editors of Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE

Click ‘n Learn: Teach Your Horse Self-Carriage

By Robin Gollehon

Watch several techniques to teach your horse self-carriage, an imperative skill for Western pleasure competition. | MORE

Keep Those Shoulders Up: Mastering Self-Carriage

By Robin Gollehon with Alana Harrison

Understanding the concept of self-carriage and how to maintain it will help you instill balance and consistency in your horse--both of which are essential in Western pleasure classes. | MORE