Eventer Amy Tryon: Every Minute, Dollar, Resource
…his head up. For new ideas on riding technique, I watched videos of British Olympian Ian Stark riding the famous Murphy Himself, who behaved a lot like Pogi on cross…
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Competitive Western Horse Events
…pleasure, reining, cutting, roping, working cow horse, rodeo, western riding, trail riding, gymkhana and team penning. Horsemanship Equitation and Horsemanship are terms used to indicate the rider?s ability to sit…
Preparing for Your First Reining Competition
…horses and try to emulate them. However, perhaps they are riding at a higher level or have a horse who is simply more capable of harder maneuvers. Over-riding the horse…
Arena Exercises for Fun & Problem-Solving
…simple by staying at a walk and jog. Make it more challenging by varying your speed, changing gaits at X, or riding it at a lope and changing leads at…
U.S. Eventing Squad Named for 2006 WEG
…as individuals. The squad is as follows: Jan Byyny of Purcellville, Va. riding Task Force, a 15-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, owned by J.C. Chester Kim Severson of Keene, Va., riding Winsome…
Training a Buddy-Sour or Barn-Sour Horse with John Lyons
…This is a great lesson to do with a riding friend, as it’s good practice for both horses and fun to have someone to work with. If you’re not riding,…
Top Tips for Going on Cattle Drives
…on where to find the best cattle drives, when to go and top tips for working cattle. Working ranch vacations offer everyday Joes the chance to experience riding as the…
Freshen a Stinky Safety Helmet
Let?s face it: None of us likes to think that our riding helmets could develop that musty, sweaty smell. But it can happen. ?A helmet can get pretty gross,? says…
The Trail As Training Ground
…exercise to strengthen the hind end, especially the quadri-ceps muscle. That was the good news: The prescription to this new problem was riding, and lots of it, specifically the exercises…
Create Proper Alignment in Your Horse
…their horses’ alignment. Using exercises involving circles and straight lines, she recently explained how working on alignment can help anyone with their riding. Everything in Its Place Ride circles to…