Have you ever found yourself riding a hot horse where the slightest touch of your leg sends them shooting forward with the speed of a snake strike? Even worse, once they start on that forward trajectory, they get heavier and heavier on your hand. It becomes more and more unbalanced until, eventually, there is an epic tug of war happening. …
]Scroll down this article to find the guided audio lesson plan that I have created and suggest you use to get you started with this process] There are a few disadvantages to riding alone. One of the biggest is the fact that while you may think and feel like you are doing everything correctly, there is a good chance that…
If there was a soundtrack for having a defensive seat while riding, ‘Jaws’ music would be it! It would sufficiently set the tone for what is going on in your head. Anyone who has been caught off guard by their horse while in the saddle, knows what I mean about this. It usually begins when your horse does something ‘unexpected’. …
There are certain times of the year when regular riding becomes a little struggle; winter can be one of them. Sometimes summer can be equally as troublesome for many riders. Due to this being an issue at some point or another for so many riders around the world, I thought it would be fun to try approaching this seeming ‘drawback’…
You have just finished cooling down from what, in your mind, was the best lesson you have had in months… As you are tending to your horse, that afterglow feel is radiating from you. The feeling of achievement and success. And this is exactly when you need to record all that happening in your horse riding journal! You see, what…
I don’t know about you but for me, the canter is the most comfortable and enjoyable gait when riding your horse. I just love the feeling of rolling along, wind in my hair… The three-beat rhythm is so different from the other three paces. But I also realize that so many riders never really get to appreciate how enjoyable the…
