The dangers of infrequent exercise for horses and riders really depend on the situation. My last post addressed my current weekend-warrior state (Being a weekend… Read More »The dangers of infrequent exercise for your horse (and you)
I’ve resigned myself to being a weekend warrior, and it’s not all bad! Jazz will still get trained and conditioned, if a bit more slowly.
About six weeks ago, I got a new horse, Jazz. The day after I brought him home, I rode him. First I did some ground… Read More »Why I don’t give horses “time to settle in”
Working with a green horse is such a general topic, I doubted whether to include it in my Road to Tevis blog posts. What is… Read More »Working with a green horse (Road to Tevis #69)
Jazz’s first five days have been more eventful than expected! Today is his sixth day… I am hoping to get this published before it ends.… Read More »Jazz’s first five days (Yes, still on the Road to Tevis #68)
Earning 300 AERC miles and meeting the 300-mile rider requirement for the Tevis Cup was a major focus of my training efforts last year. My… Read More »Earning 300 AERC miles–plus 5 (Road to Tevis #63)
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
Simple serpentine exercises appear in traditional dressage (e.g., Second Level Test 2), Cowboy Dressage, Western Dressage, and equitation patterns in all disciplines. I use them… Read More »Training idea #8: Simple serpentine exercises
I use spirals all the time when I’m doing arena work. I sometimes even do them on the trail, or before an endurance ride, to… Read More »Training idea # 7: Spiral exercises to do at the lope, canter, jog, or trot