Starting a new horse or pony is exciting. Getting started with your OTTB is the same. You have this golden opportunity to have a huge positive impact on this horse, which will hopefully filter through the rest of his life. However, for many riders, the itchy feeling that is ‘let’s get started already’ can cause them to overlook a couple…
Have you ever wondered about the process involved in taking your equine friend from a ‘young and wild’, spirited, unbacked horse, to becoming a wonderfully responsive and responsible riding horse under the saddle? Do you perhaps currently have a horse or pony that needs to begin the next part of his journey. The part that includes carrying a rider for…
Young horses! It is such an honour as a rider to be one of the first people they get to work with, however can sometimes feel like you are riding an eel! They are moving up and down in the rhythm and if there is a dance that you are both moving to, it quickly becomes evident that no one…
