Horse Riding and Training
Happy is the horse that carries a well-balanced rider with a secure seat and soft hands. Your goal should be…
First-place finishers HE Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (left) riding Nikos, and HE Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum and…
This week's video runs about seven minutes, which is longer than our usual featured videos. But if you think that's…
A horse that bolts is scary indeed because it’s like being aboard a runaway train. Though your first impulse is…
All riding horses are taught to respond to pressure from the rider’s leg, whether it’s pressure telling the horse to…
“I think we have to be open to innovations in bit design and materials,” says Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, Ph.D.,…
The half-halt is probably one of the most misunderstood, misused, skipped over and hardest to learn skills in riding. That…
One of the biggest questions concerning young performance horses is when to start their serious training. Being too hasty can…
If you’ve competed much, you’ve surely seen the evergreen horse. At the start of each show season the same horse…
If you've gone to light, active aids with your legs (squeeze-release, squeeze-release) and you're still not getting your 35-degree angle,…