Inside Look: 2011 Road to the Horse

…has combined education with content, talent and rock n’ roll?You can watch this for hours. It’s reality in the arena.” Yet the bottom line, Colbert says, is all about horses….

Going Forward, Thinking Back

…toward the center of the arena. As soon as it does, release the rein. Ideally, your horse will stop with his hindquarters toward the center of the arena and his…

What the Quadrille Judge Looks For

…of the arena (one quarter of the arena). Spacing There are two kinds of spacing, column and lateral: Column Spacing refers to distance between riders when riding single file, or…

Making Winter Fun

…Outside Even if you don’t have an indoor arena to use in the winter months, there’s no need to despair. Though lacking an indoor arena, Sue Connell, owner of Cornerstone…

Chat Transcript – Mike Rheinheimer

Mike Rheinheimer: Hi there! Let’s talk footing! Ruffian: Greetings, Mike. What advice can you give us about keeping dust down in indoor arenas? What is your idea of the perfect…