Last weekend, four months and two days after I brought her home, River completed her first 50-mile ride at Fire Mountain. It took longer to… Read More »River’s first endurance ride (Road to Tevis #106)
Originally published: 02/20/2020. REpublished with a few small changes. Last fall, my friend Melissa introduced me to this fun warm-up exercise. She had learned it… Read More »Training idea # 1: A surprisingly challenging yet fun warm-up exercise
My right hip has always tended to be a bit tighter than my left. Around four years ago, I started having issues with that right… Read More »Dealing with hip pain associated with horseback-riding
Fantazia is going to test the benefits of an extended rest period. (You can read about her lameness in my last blog post, Figuring out… Read More »Benefits of extended rest (Road to Tevis #67)
Last Friday I learned all about horse reactions to stinging nettle, after a lifetime of ignoring their potential danger Jump to: Identifying stinging nettleBenefits of… Read More »Horse reactions to stinging nettle (Road to Tevis #64)
In November, I published my Simple Serpentine Exercises post. As of this writing, it’s had nearly 5,000 views, so I think it’s time to share… Read More »Training idea # 10: Double serpentine exercises
I owe this one to Pamela Byers, the riding instructor who taught my sons at Gallery Farm when we were in Oklahoma. Pamela had all… Read More »Training idea #9: The bow-tie warm-up exercise, with variations
On my first long ride in Paso Robles last month, I decided riding in for lunch at Cass Winery would be a good idea. On… Read More »Riding in for Lunch at Cass Winery (Road to Tevis #57)
A description of my warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering, with diagrams and videos. I also use it for conditioning in the arena.
I owe the inspiration for the clover-leaf exercise for a round arena to my boyfriend. He does this with all of his horses, so regularly… Read More »Training idea # 4: Clover-leaf exercise for a round arena