• 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.

  • Relaxation of the Horse

    Humans grasps concept with their brains first . Horses understand with their bodies first . To relax a horse’s mind ,you have to get his body to relax . If a horse understands a concept with his body,you can work on his brain. Keep the horse in balance at all…

  • Changes of Rein

    In the Arena

  • More on the Neck

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  • Feed Tubs

    You want a good feeding arrangement that the horse can benefit from. Spilling feed is a problem because it wastes the feed and causes rodent problems in your barn . Also your horse will miss the nutrients that he needs every day .

  • Where should the horse’s neck be when you ride ?

    One of the important things about riding the horse correctly is to make sure that the horse’s neck is in the right position. If his neck is round and stretching down he can relax the back.The neck is an extension of the back . (You can try this yourself by…

  • Horse Dental Work

    To maintain a good condition on your horse his teeth need to be checked at least once a year using an experienced Equine Dentist and /or a Veterinarian. Horses teeth grow and get sharp and need to be filed down. This is called floating. Most horses need to have at…

  • Deworming your Horse

    Part of good horse and farm management is having a dewormer schedule for your horses.All parasitic worms run on different lifecycles therefore the best approach to deworming your horse is to supply a fecal sample to your veterinarian. This will tell you what type of worms and the level of…

  • Short steps leading to passage

    To accomplish this you must do your ground work and makes sure that your horse accepts the driving aids .

  • Expressions that a horse makes are Very Important!

    It’s very important to observe your horse ‘s facial expressions and to make eye contact with him. You can discover a lot of things about your horse if you pay attention to this. Horses use their ears ,tails , bodies ,hooves and legs and their heads to communicate. This is…

  • How much should a Horse eat daily?

    Horses are large animals and they need quite a bit of bulk because naturally they are grazers.It is especially important when we keep a horse in a backyard situation or a stable we are responsible to provide a horse with enough feedstuffs. A good table to follow is taking the…

  • Great Poem for Riding Right

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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…

  • Fitting a saddle

    Fitting a saddle

    A correct fitting saddle is a must for any horse and rider! Always fit a saddle without a saddle pad first . The saddle should not interfere with the horses shoulders ,the front of the saddle should be as high as the back, and the tree should fit the width…