No-Stirrup riding is a tool often used by instructors to boost rider confidence, skill, balance, and understanding of their horses movement and rhythm. Although there are a plethora of ways to introduce No-Stirrup riding to your routine, one of the best places to start is on the lunge line.
Riding on the lunge is a great way to improve your riding and is a fantastic tool in helping develop a better seat. With the instructor controlling your horse, lunge lessons provide the perfect opportunity to focus on your position, your suppleness, and your balance. In this article we share some of our favourite exercises that focus on improving your upper body while riding.
Riding on the lunge is a great way to improve your riding and is a fantastic tool in helping develop a better seat. With the instructor controlling your horse, lunge lessons provide the perfect opportunity to focus on your position, your suppleness, and your balance. In this article we share some of our favourite exercises that focus on improving your lower body while riding.
With the introduction of our new DIY Obstacle series our team will endeavor to share some of our custom obstacles which have proven to be successful in our training regime, and which can easily be recreated at your own facility. Visual distractions exist in all settings, and introducing your horse to potentially scary and spooky sights is important to ensuring they remain calm and confident when working in and out of the arena.
Cribbing is a repetitive and compulsive behavior in which the horse bites into something solid i.e. fences, stalls, buckets and other objects in their living environment.
The thought of our horse choking is alarming, especially if you have never witnessed it before. What does it mean for our horses to choke? What should you look for? And what should you do if you suspect your horse may be choking?
With the colder days of winter approaching the discussion of whether or not a horse owner should provide their horse a bran mash as part of their daily, or even weekly routine, has returned. But what is Wheat Bran, and is it really helpful?
The bot fly can wreak havoc on your equine’s health as they are capable of laying 100’s and sometimes 1000’s of eggs which can lead to nasty infestations and even life threatening conditions such as colic. But what are the best ways to deal with these buzzing pests?
When searching for the horse of your dreams, we all have our unique checklists of wants and needs. During your search you may try and view multiple horses, but you will eventually find a special one that just seems to be perfect. It is tempting to get the check book out immediately and take them home in the trailer, but wait! Let’s talk about a prepurchase exam.
Mane-pulling is a grooming activity which removes individual hairs from the mane at the root with the purpose of thinning and shortening it. This practice is used to achieve a professional and presentable look along with creating a mane of manageable length and thickness for braiding.