Develop Your Dressage Horse’s Topline

…half halt: • The driving aids of your seat and leg send power through the horse’s topline to meet the hand. • In response to the impulsion, your hand qualifies…

3 Saddle Stretches

hand and rest that hand on your horse’s withers or somewhere comfortable. 1? Gently take your free hand toward your horse’s tail a few times. How much of your body…

Making Headway

…so well they don’t have to pitch a fit, like the 13.2-hand pony who discovered she had an altitude advantage over her pint-sized handler when she raised her head. But…

Whips Should Match The Job At Hand

…in jumper classes typically carry the longer length. For children, we like Roma’s ”Hand” bat with its hand-shaped popper, because it reminds young riders what the point of the aid…

Ask the Experts: A Good Hand Position

hand-a hand that is sensitively following the horse’s movement. There are times when riders must widen their hands briefly. For example, if a horse comes above the bit or if…

U.S. Drivers in 2nd Following Marathon

September 20, 2002 — The United States is in second place at the conclusion of Friday’s Marathon Phase of the Four-In-Hand Driving World Championship at the 2002 World Equestrian Games…

Horse & Rider 2003 Articles Index

…Reusable ice pack, Live & Learn, April, pg. 40 Ringworm relief, Horseman’s Handbook, May, pg. 41 Rotating dewormers, Horseman’s Handbook, Feb., pg. 27 Saddling problems, Horseman’s Handbook, May, pg. 41…

Correct Way = Safe Way

…reins up and over the horse’s head and holds the end close to the bit in her right hand the other end in her left hand. She also has run…