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
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Forget the Saddle: The Advantages & the Art of Bareback Riding
Nothing in the world compares to it. The degree of intimacy, the depth of connection, the feeling of being a single, unified moving part. It’s the one thing that improves your ability more quickly than anything else. It’s bareback riding.
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.
The Rider’s Position in Show Jumping
If you are ready to take your show jumping to the next level, you need to concentrate on your jumping positions. You need to master three jumping positions if you want to be a top contender in the ring.
Training the Horse at Liberty: From Tricks to Perfect Partnerships
Groundwork is the foundation for building a trusting and reliable relationship with your horse. It improves the communication between a horse and his human and is also a very good alternate program to riding and lunging.
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
Is it horse-friendly? Train your eye to recognize good horse training
It’s time to train your eye for horse-friendly training! There has been criticism of dressage for years, and not always without reason… All too often
Improving your Rider’s Position: How to Prevent the “Chair Seat”
There are usually two groups of riders that deal with the chair seat problem: new riders at the beginning of their training, and many riding instructors teaching the basics.
The horse spine: How to ride in a back-friendly way
The horse spine and back are one of THE most important parts of the body and are at least as sensitive as our own. If
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!
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.
Tackling the Speed Trial Obstacles in Working Equitation
The speed trial is the final test during Working Equitation individual competitions and the next to last in team competitions. It is thrilling to watch a great horse and rider win this portion of the competition because it takes hard work for both.
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.
