Centered Riding Revisited: The Four Basics and Grounding
…spreading your hand below it so your little finger rests on your pubic arch. Your center will lie behind the palm of your hand. Put your other hand over the…
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USEF Announces Dates, Locations for 2011 Combined Driving Championships
…Plantation, the Live Oak International CDE regularly attracts the nation’s top drivers and played host to the 2010 USEF Four-in-Hand and Singles National Championships. The USEF Four-In-Hand National Championships will…
Weber Wins 2008 USEF National Four-in-Hand Championship
Chester Weber won his sixth consecutive U.S. Equestrian Federation Four-in-Hand Championship March 30 at the Live Oak Plantation Combined Driving Event….
Postcard: “Day Off” At The World Equestrian Games
…same facility. Others I respect have suggested offering only the Olympic disciplines and perhaps four-in-hand driving, with other disciplines as brief exhibition only. In 1986, the last major world championships…
Solaris EMF Named Overall Grand Champion of 2015 Sallie B. Wheeler/US Hunter Breeding National Championship
…Manor Farm and handled by Richard Taylor. Arbor Hill also won the Two-Year-Old Hunter – Colts/Gelding class. Taylor earned the Leading Handler Award and Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Oare were…
Mounting Tips
…forward, and use both hands on your horse’s neck to stabilize yourself. In a Western saddle, place both reins in your left hand and place that hand on your horse’s…
Kelley Farmer Once Again Grabs the Glory in the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby
…second round, judges awarded a base score, Option Bonus Score and a Handy Bonus Score, assessing the handiness of the round. Kelley Farmer winning the $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby…
Trailer-Loading Trouble
…the energy level of the handler elevates due to frustration, which in turn elevates the energy level of the horse. Along with that, I see the handler using too much…
All About That Base!
…But that’s just the worst-case scenario. Whether you’re in the show ring or not, every aspect of your riding performance goes hand in hand with a good base of support….
A Guide to Buying Horse Grooming Brushes
…by hand, one at a time. Although if your horse’s tail is pretty thick to begin with and you’ve decided life is too short to handpick tails, there are some…