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Young Rider

These articles and stories have been printed in the pages of Young Rider magazine and are now archived online for kids who love horses.YOUNG RIDER is the only magazine of its kind specifically for and about horse-crazy tweens and teens ages 8-15. For more than 20 years, Young Rider continues to encourage and inspire kids to pursue their passion for better riding and horsemanship.This horse magazine for kids covers:• English lessons and western lessons • Horse care and how-tos for kids • Horsey DIY projects and crafts • Fun quizzes and interactive articles (infographics, etc.) • “Horsey interest” type stories: stories about real life, regular kids doing interesting or inspiring things with horses, as well as people, places and events in the horse world that would appeal to Young Rider readers. • Articles about breeds of horses • And more

Jumping can be fun and exhilarating—especially if you have a talented, willing horse to ride. Crossing the finish flags after jumping a clear round or popping perfectly down a tricky grid is guaranteed to make you feel great!But,...
 Going to a horse show can be an overwhelming experience for a young or green horse. There’s lots of hustle and bustle at a show. Your horse will be exposed to things like noisy loudspeakers, clattering trailers and unfamiliar...
Riding your horse over poles on the ground is a great way to improve his balance and to teach him to pick up his feet. It’s also a great introduction to jumping and it improves a horse’s gymnastic ability....

Showing Jumpers

If you love jumping at shows, but you’re not a big fan of braiding or getting dressed up in your show jacket for hunter classes, jumper classes just might be for you. In a jumper class, the only thing...
Your circles are fairly round, your halts are sometimes square and your horse usually picks up the correct lead when you ask him to canter--could it be time to send in an entry for your first dressage show? We...
A lot of work goes on behind the scenes before you gallop toward your first barrel. If you haven’t done the proper preparation before the rodeo, you’re not going to get fast barrel times. Kelly Murphy, a barrel racing...
If you’re in the market for a horse, there’s one breed you’ll see frequently on sale websites—Thoroughbreds. Why? Because thousands of them are bred each year for the racing industry, but very few of them are successful on the...
Cantering a horse

Canter Leads

It’s frustrating when your horse won’t pick up the correct canter lead consistently.Cantering on the wrong lead will lose you points during a dressage test and it can knock you out of the ribbons in a hunter class.When you...

Drop Your Stirrups

Do you cringe when your trainer yells, "Drop your stirrups!”?Riding without stirrups can seem like torture sometimes—especially if you ride a bouncy horse. But dropping and crossing your stirrups is actually a great way to improve your position and...
If you’re going to enter hunt seat equitation classes this show season, you should know how to impress the judge if you want to win a ribbon or two. In an equitation class, the judge looks at you and...
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