How to Stay Safe in the Saddle (No Matter What Happens!)
Stay safe, no matter what! Eventing trainer Chris Bartle explains the right seat for difficult situations while riding and if you’re dealing with a bolting
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Lateral Exercises in Dressage: From Leg Yield to Half Pass
The first-time seeing dressage in action is much like watching magic. The complexity and discipline required to execute such intricate, sophisticated patterns and maneuvers is almost unbelievable.
Interval Training for Horses: The Ultimate Guide
Nowadays interval training is used in many areas of equestrian, but most commonly in eventing and endurance. This is because high levels of stamina are required.
Course jumping: 4 preparatory exercises for success
Preparation is half the battle – this also applies to jumping courses. Just going for it is not the right strategy here. It’s safer and
Problem horses – There is always a reason
Table of Contents: When are horses considered problem horses? Why are there problem horses? The importance of timely recognition of issues Problems due to human
Introducing the Rider’s Aids to Young Horses
The rider has three aids that connect him to his horse and that serve as means of communication: The leg aids, the weights aids and the rein aids.
Loading Horses in the Trailer: A Step By Step Approach
Imagine your friend leading you up to a porta-potty-sized box, and telling you to get in. What would you say? How might you feel? What would you be thinking? And most importantly, would you get in?
The School of Légèreté: What Makes it so Special?
A dressage philosophy that emphasizes lightness. What do Philippe Karl and his students do differently?
Forward & Down: The Key to a Correct Stretching Posture
Everyone talks about how stretching forward and downwards towards the bit is good for the horse, but actually being able to do it correctly is not so easy.
The Ultimate Guide to a Better Riding Seat!
The seat is important, versatile, changeable, and crucial in riding. It can be stable or flexible, secure or shaky, stiff or springy, harmonious or counterproductive.
5 Rules to Develop More Swing in Your Dressage Movements
“Real” momentum in dressage not only looks good, it is also a test of proper training. In this article you will find out what a correct swing looks like, how you can improve your horse’s swing, and which five rules you should definitely keep in mind when developing swing.
Lunging Horses According to the Various Philosophies
If you are concerned with lunging your horse correctly, you will quickly encounter dogmatic disputes. With side reins or without, on the bit or not, with a bridle or a cavesson?
The Horse’s Canter – A Guideline on How to Ride and Improve
Find out about the biomechanics behind the canter of your horse and understand what to do in order to ride and sit the canter better and also how to improve this gait.
Mastering Flying Changes
Flying changes are either inevitable in the jumping course or the next step to a more advanced dressage level. Either way, it is a wonderful feeling for the rider when the horse changes leads in canter by jumping energetic and powerful into the new direction.
Equine Acupressure: The Ultimate Guide
In this article, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of equine acupressure and will find out what this component of Traditional Chinese Medicine is all about and how it can be used to help horses.
How to Prevent the Chair Seat while Riding
There are two groups of riders that are concerned with preventing/avoiding the chair seat: students at the beginning of their experience as riders, and riding
Salt licks for horses: Everything you need to know
For most of us, salt licks are an integral part of stall accessories and are generally very popular with our four-legged friends. But it raises
Protecting your Horse’s Legs: Boots or Bandages?
Are bandages or riding boots better to protect our horse’s legs? Or perhaps it would be healthier not to use them at all?
Showjumping Distances: An International Guide!
In order to ride combinations and distances confidently, it is important for the rider to know how to measure the distances between two jumps as well as how many strides are needed.
Jumping Cross Country: Chris Bartle’s Tips for a Safe Seat!
British eventing champion and German team trainer Chris Bartle holds seminars on the best ways to stay safe in the saddle when facing tricky situations on cross country courses, from slipping the reins to the “Oh shit!” position.
Staying Motivated when Training Horses: 5 Tips you Should Know About!
When training horses, staying motivated at all times can be challenging. Here are some tips to help you reach your goals and be happy in the saddle!
The Benefits of Working with Long Reins
Working on long reins is a fascinating and supreme discipline of classical horse training. This requires a lot of trust between horses and humans because
Mud fever in horses – causes, symptoms and treatment
Mud fever is a common skin disease in horses that can cause both unpleasant symptoms and serious consequences if not treated properly. It’s very important
Horse massage, acupressure, and more to build your relationship
Have you ever tried massage, acupressure, stretching, or any other ways to strengthen your relationship with your horse when you’re not riding? Again and again
Success is Just Around the Bend: Tips for Developing the Bending Dressage Horse
Flexibility. It’s one of our most important traits. Life is all about flexibility. Whether it’s preparing for a last-minute meeting, dealing with a change in plans for your dinner date, or simply embracing a spontaneous moment during this great adventure we call life, everyone needs to be flexible. Everyone needs to have a little bend. So do horses; especially in the complex arena of the world of dressage.
For All His Grace: Horse Movement & His Unique Gaits
The horse has helped man fight in battle. He has allowed man to travel vast distances. He has plowed our fields and raised our young, and in all this, he has shared with us his uncanny precision of grace, of movement.
Ingrid Klimke’s Cavaletti Training Tips & Exercises
Table of Contents What is Cavaletti? Why is Cavaletti training important for your horse? How much Cavaletti training is good for your horse? What are
The most effective warm-up exercise for riders
If you get on your horse after you’re warmed up, you make the ride easier for yourself and the horse. Seat problems are also easier
Does your Saddle Fit? 10 Steps to Find Out!
A well-fitting saddle is worth its weight in gold! Unfortunately, the search for the right saddle is a topic that drives many riders to despair.
Great Things Come to Those That Groom: The Necessity of Grooming Horses
There is a unique serenity that one experiences when grooming horses; a certain quiet, a certain calm. For many of us, this can be the most relaxing part of our day.
Flaxseed oil for horses – Effects, application & dosage
Flaxseed oil is probably the most commonly used oil for horses. But what makes this oil so popular? In this article, you’ll learn everything you
The Ultimate Guide to Bridling Your Horse Correctly
Choosing the right tack for your horse is just as important as a regular dentist and farrier checkups because a non-fitting saddle or bridle can cause much damage to the horse.
Save the Date: wehorse, Europe’s Leading Online Learning Platform for Equestrians, Celebrates North American Start with Live Online Festival on Sept 12, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Europe’s largest online learning platform for equestrians, wehorse, is hosting a live and interactive online festival on Sunday, September 12. This event
3 Cavaletti Exercises for your Horse
Cavaletti exercises are a great opportunity for horses of all ages and levels to get in some gymnastic work.
3 Tips for Better Timing of the Rider’s Aids
Does it sometimes feel that no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to get your horse to understand what you want? You’re not alone!
The benefits of practicing groundwork with horses
Training with your horse on the ground is an important basis for horse and rider. We often tend to take the basics of working with
Get to know… Riding Well Explained with Britta Schöffmann
Britta Schöffmann is a horse trainer with all her heart. Everyone who sees her teaching, whether live and in person, or on our instructional videos,
