Dealing with the aches and pains of horseback riding is not at all specific to training for the Tevis Cup. Most riders at some point… Read More »Dealing with aches and pains from horseback riding: Road to Tevis #27
In this post, I will list some basic rules regarding sharing an arena with others. In this post on Trail Etiquette, I list some ideas… Read More »Arena etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of sharing an arena with others
There are fairly clear-cut customs or rules for riding inside an arena (see my blog post on Arena Etiquette). But what about riding outside an… Read More »Trail etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of riding outside the arena
Previously, I explained a simple trotting exercise that is just the right mix of fun and challenging (Training idea # 1). Here, I will describe… Read More »Training idea # 2: An advanced warm-up exercise for your horse
In this post I will explain (and show) how to wrap horse legs. To demonstrate, I will use fleece polo wraps (the yellow ones) and… Read More »How to wrap horse legs (and how to roll the leg wraps)
When can I start training a horse? (or variants such as when can I ride my horse? how young is too young?) is one of… Read More »Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?
Several weeks ago, I watched the Working Equitation Cow Clinic in El Reno, OK. Because I did not participate in the clinic (I had come… Read More »Working Equitation Cow Clinic: Learning about the WE Cow Trial
How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail is a recurring theme. Sometimes it’s about braiding for shows. Sometimes it’s about wrapping. Over a month… Read More »How to braid and wrap your horse’s tail
I was not planning to blog about how to memorize dressage tests this week. Instead, I was looking for an online dressage court diagrammer (which… Read More »How to memorize dressage tests (and other riding patterns)
