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Horse Riding Disciplines

Question of the Week: Bolting Jumper

Q: I am working with a Thoroughbred hunter/jumper prospect. When we jump crossrails, he’s fine. But when we try small…

13 years ago


Bounce Back to Fitness

It can be tempting to saddle up your horse on the first warm day of spring and go for a…

13 years ago

Video: Dressage exercises for a horse that overbends

Shifting the shoulders at the trot to correct a horse that overbends at the neck Ellen demonstrates how to get…

13 years ago

Video: Leg yielding to loosen up a stiff horse

Here, Ellen rides Tvauri forward and sideways in approximately equal measures, while keeping his body parallel to the long sides…

13 years ago

Video: Dressage exercises for a horse that won’t go forward

Grand Prix dressage rider and trainer Reese Koffler-Stanfield instructs student Ellen Wall on her Dutch Warmblood gelding, Tvauri. Reese has…

13 years ago

Tips for Your First Reining Competition

First-time reining event contestants are eager to compete and eager to learn how to perform better. Reining competitions can be…

13 years ago

Question of the Week: Fighting the Flatwork

Q: My mare is forward and willing when we’re jumping, but on the flat she’s developed a bad attitude. Much…

13 years ago

How to Train Your Saddle Seat Horse at Home

Saddle seat riders are drawn to flashy, energetic horses that love to show off in the ring. But over time,…

13 years ago

Question of the Week: Beware the Blast-Off

Q: My horse is a young Thoroughbred I recently adopted from a rescue site. I’ve started him over low jumps,…

13 years ago

Go Bitless

At the 2009 Road to the Horse, a colt-starting competition in which three well-known clinicians are judged on their horsemanship…

13 years ago