- Fine-tune your rein aids
Do you tend to grip the reins too tightly? Or maybe you are the kind of rider that always rides with your fingers open? Perhaps you have had an injury to your hands or fingers and they don't work as well now. Do you find it hard to use each finger individually in order to give your horse a more subtle rein signal? Here's a quick ...
- 4 Tips to Improve Leg Yields
People often tell me that their horses leg yield very well as far as going sideways is concerned, but they tend to toss their heads and show resistance to the reins. In desperation, some riders even use a tie down to put pressure on the nose to discourage their horses from yanking at the reins. ...
- Steady your bit contact
Do you have trouble maintaining a steady contact to your horse's mouth? Does your horse toss his head or complain about your hands? Do you find that the harder you try the worse it gets? Here's a quick tip to improve your hand connection and offer your horse a steady contact at the same time. ...
- Disengagement
Disengagement of the hindquarters occurs when your horse crosses his hind legs. Your horse's "motor" is in his hind end. So, when his hind legs cross, the engine is in neutral; your horse stops forward impulsion. Disengagement also encourages your horse to have a submissive attitude. You're taking away his flight response. Disengagement is a natural, ...
- How Patterns can keep you Out of Trouble
Predictable patterns that create a feeling of rhythm help horses feel relaxed and comfortable. When you work in rhythmic, predictable patterns from the moment you first approach a horse, you invite the horse to be relaxed and calm. You begin to build the feeling ...
- For well-endowed women riders only!
Are you a woman with too much bounce up top? Do you find excessive breast movement painful or distracting? Do you feel uncomfortable while riding? Is it difficult to sit the trot? Have you tried all the different kinds of support bras without success? ...
- A Fan Favorite will take the floor at Road to the Horse 2009
Spectators left Road to the Horse 2008 thinking ÔIt can't get any better than this,' but it has! Tootie Bland and Ride the Remuda Productions, Inc., are already preparing to make 2009 unforgettable. ...
- Expert Training for Reiners of all Ages at NRHyA Regional Clinics
It's a program that benefits members of the National Reining Horse Youth Association (NRHyA) as well as reiners of any age who want to learn from some of the best trainers in the business. The NRHyA Regional Clinics provide a unique opportunity to work with ...
- Sitting the Jog With Style
When it comes to riding horses, sitting the jog is perhaps the toughest challenge for novice and experienced riders alike. Depending on your horse's style, this is one gait that can be downright rough. In a performance environment, if your horse's jog is anything less than ...
- Road To The Horse 2008 Champion
Defending champion Chris Cox (Mineral Wells, Texas) emerged victorious at his second Road to the Horse competition with his win Sunday, March 2, 2008, at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum, making him the only competitor other than Clinton Anderson to win back-to-back championships. Along with taking the title, Cox also received a $15,000 donation toward his charity, The Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids ...
- Line up for Better Spins
Do you have trouble with your reining spins, pirouettes or turns on the haunches? Does your horse want to walk out of the maneuver or not come around? Do you find yourself fighting with the horse's head to make him turn? Is he sticky? Perhaps the problem isn't your horse's ...
- Conquer Horse Show Nerves - 8 Tips to Help You Relax at Competitions
The following article was inspired by a rider who told me, "I have a wonderful, talented thoroughbred. We can do Second and Third level work at home, yet when we compete, we can barely get through a First Level test. The missing link seems to be relaxation. My horse is off the track, and we seem to feed off each other's ...
- World champion Karen Qualls shows you how to perfect your flying lead changes.
In today's highly competitive show arenas, smooth and effortless lead changes can mean the difference between first place and somewhere just out of the money. If your horse's lead changes are anything less than seamless, it may be time to go back to the practice arena ...
- Reach for your toes
Do you have trouble getting your foot straight into the stirrup? Or maybe sometime you need to be able to tighten your girth when you are on your horse but you don't feel comfortable reaching down to ...
- Training with Attitude
Heeding is an attitude you have whenever you are around your horse as much as it is a technique for communicating with him on the ground. You start heeding your horse from the first moment you connect with him whether that's walking down the barn aisle to his stall or out in a field to catch him. You maintain that attitude all the while you are grooming, ...
- Learn to Ride with Soft Hands
Riding with soft hands is an awesome goal, and your horse will thank you for it. In this tip, I'm going to give you two physical and also some mental exercises. Here are the physical exercises. 1. Tie two reins or ropes or even two pieces of baling twine to a sturdy fence. Hold the ropes as ...
- Believe In Your Horse
Bucking, rearing, bolting, barn sour, kicking, biting, fidgeting! How do you solve these crazy horse issues? These questions are very common and there is a vast amount of information on these subjects, people want answers to their questions and they want them quick. While the answers may come quick, the solutions do not. And you know what? That's okay. Let me clear that up for you. If there is a horse issue and it has become a nuisance, ...
- How do I get my horse to pick up the correct canter lead every time?
Do you struggle getting your horse to pick up one of his canter leads? If so, here are some tips and exercises to help you with this all too common problem. The first exercise is done completely in the walk. It's a great rider coordination exercise. You'll practice positioning your horse alternately for the left lead and then switch ...
- Holding Hands - Murdoch Minute #27
Does your horse resist your rein aids? Or does he hesitate before turning? Do you have sore hands, shoulders or arms after you ride? Do you feel like you have to pull your horse around more than you would like to? Do you think you have kinds hands but your horse still ...
- Improving Flying Changes
Horses and riders competing at the upper levels of a wide range of equestrian sports from jumping to dressage, reining, and working cow horse events must be completely comfortable performing flying changes ...
- #20 Elbow position for optimum shoulder comfort
Do you have trouble steering your horse? Does he throw up his head when you use the reins? Do your shoulders feel stuck or jammed? Do you feel like your upper body tips forward or your back arches even when you try to stay in a good alignment? ...
- Long rope
Well folks this go round I'll share about what is working for me with the long rope and how it pertains to the theory of rear end under front end across. I use a 22' by 5/8", yacht class rope. You gals might ...
- Mythunderstandings about Riding the Trot
Everything in training or riding is based on rhythm. Without rhythm, you cant get relaxation. Without rhythm and relaxation, a horse and rider cant get good communication going on between them. ...
- Find your hips for a solid forward position
Do your hips feel stiff? Do you have difficulty folding at the hips when in light seat or two-point? Do you have trouble absorbing the motion at the sitting trot? Whether you ride western or English having the ability to move at hips (not the waist) is important ...
- Neck rope
This go round I would like to share about developing a neck rope. The theory of rear end under, front end across will still apply to the horse. I'm simply going to change things up a bit and sack him out real good in the process. ...
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