Category: Riding
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Ring work versus Riding Out
Schooling your horse in the arena and on level ground is a good way to get your horse trained and obedient to the riders aids. It is also very important to ride your horse on some hills and over more natural trails. This gives him a different type of workout…
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Postural Restoration in Riding
Maintaining a correct position when riding the horse is important for balance and allows the horse to be able to carry you and himself well . You must work on your position so that your heels, hips and shoulders are aligned and your head is in the center of your…
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Adjusting Your Stirrups
Safe way to adjust your stirrups after mounting. Also, a great hip suppling exercise!!
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Help with Physical Issues when Riding
Some of my students will experience problems with balance due to lack of symmetry when riding their horses. On my journey to better joint health, I will try this program. It is important to keep your body in alignment to improve riding skills. I will let you know how it…
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Sitting Straight in the Saddle
To enable your horse to balance with the weight of the rider you must sit equally on both seat bones . It’s important to have someone with a good eye watch you from the trot or going straight away . Make sure your horse is straight (hind feet aligned with…
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The Riding Outfit
Riders clothes serve a purpose and are aesthetically pleasing as well . From the protective tall boots to helmets and vests as well as professional grooming attire you can find many fashions and brands that are well made and becoming. Riding breeches are worn with tall boots or half chaps…
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The Importance of the Hand Position on the Reins
The rider’s hands should hold the reins correctly. The reins are held in a soft fist ( fingertips just gently touching the palms) but your thumbs should be tight to prevent the horse from slipping the reins out of your hands . Thumbs should be on top with the wrists…
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Riding Aside
Riding Habits from England and Europe. Winning entry is a 1932 hunting outfit on the left . The International Side Saddle show in Aintree ,England.
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Short steps leading to passage
To accomplish this you must do your ground work and makes sure that your horse accepts the driving aids .
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Riding Warm Up in The Walk and Trot
To be fair to your horse you should warm up slowly after mounting. Give your horse a long rein and walk at least once around your arena in each direction . Horses have great peripheral vision so they need to be able to see out of each eye to look…
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