Glossary of Equine Terms – V
Vaulting: Equestrian sport involving gymnastic exercises done on the back of a moving horse. Vertical: (i) Upright fence with no spread. Can be rails, planks, gate or wall. (ii) Also…
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Book Excerpt: Help Your Horse Flex to the Halter
…straighten his neck between exercises. Let him straighten his head and neck for five seconds or so after he’s flexed. This rewards him and provides an incentive for him to…
Book Excerpt: Real Life Dressage
| Carl Hester represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games and won 32 national championships. He trains horses to Grand Prix near Hartpury, Gloucestershire, and has run his own training…
Sergeant York Serves the U.S. Army With Honor
…and easy trainability, made him a natural for the role, and he responded well to the schooling. “Training a horse for the job is almost like combat training,” says Sgt….
Ask Horse Journal: 06/04
…salt’ This is a 1,500-pound, 15.2-hand draft-type horse in low-level dressage training. He overheats quite easily and sweats a reasonable amount when he works. Either the block holder in your…
Improve Your Dressage Riding Position
International dressage rider Belinda Nairn-Wertman offers basic exercises that improve your riding position and feel–and get you out of the ring….
The Ankle Is The Key
…pointers and exercises to improve your leg, upper body and arms, starting at the bottom — your ankle. (See “From the Bottom Up” editorial in this month’s issue.) In order…
Noteworthy: 11/03
…exercises, which is up to 2.5 times more than any other animal of similar size.??Small wonder that any damage to or abnormalities in the respiratory tract can have a large…
Ask Horse Journal:11/03
…have asymmetrical muscles because the bump will stay there.??Specific rear-end strengthening exercises like walking up hills to start (then trotting), work trotting over cavaletti and “on the bit”/moderately collected work…
Ray Texel: Stride Control
Ray Texel | © Mandy Lorraine In these exercises you’ll explore rhythm, length of stride, and how the give-and-take of your rein and leg aids increases and decreases your horse’s…