Getting Ready for a Long Ride
…this amount. As an example: Current level of riding: 3 hours/week Anticipated time in the saddle on vacation: 7.5 hours/day Target number of hours/week riding at home: 15+ hours/week As…
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Transitioning to College Life
…was a scary thought at first. But the promise that I would be able to be on a riding team while away at school and meet plenty of other horse…
Five common biases that hurt performance
…not for our failures. Suppose you won a riding class last month. Self-serving bias causes your brain to assume that your own effort or skill caused the victory. And indeed,…
STARS First Rating Session
…of the national Old People’s Riding Club. Old People’s Riding Club (OPRC) follows the policies and guidelines of the United States Pony Clubs, and was featured in a June 2001…
A Reader’s Story: Kristie Allison
…from the Bookmobile whenever I could find it and practice mounting, holding the reins and proper foot placement while riding. Between my riding lessons and during the weeks I didn’t…
Grab Yourself A Sheepskin Seat Saver
…your saddle by the fork. The Gripper rode steady but began to feel a little hard after a few hours riding. The dark color makes it inconspicuous when riding. Comfort…
Hanna Feels Free in the Saddle
When Take up the Reins – a national initiative to get the country horse riding – arrived at the Royal Norfolk Show with Queenie the mechanical horse, 12-year-old Hanna Free,…
First Icelandic Pony Named to AERC’s Hall of Fame
…was an avid mountain biker at the time but thought that riding the pony would be something my whole family could share. I hadn’t ridden a horse for nearly 40…
Lipizzan
…to perform haute ecole dressage at the Spanish Riding School and owes its survival to the intervention of American General George S. Patton during World War II. Breed Origin: The…
Perfect Position, Perfect Ride
…heel alignment is important to your trail-riding position. She’ll first help you identify the common position flaws she sees when trail riding. Then she’ll help you correct — or avoid…