I have spent most of my teaching career teaching beginner riders. I'm one of those rare people who enjoys teaching beginners. Especially the very first few lessons. I think that how riders are taught proper position in their initial lessons makes a huge...
“I headed out to the lower pasture, where my advisory council was grazing…” - Horse Bound by Joanne M. Friedman My own personal advisory council also prefers to graze instead of lecture, but who wants a lecture anyway? It just takes a glance mid-che...
Abraham Lincoln's horse, not to be confused with his son, Robert Lincoln, will likely forever be known as "Old Bob". It has been said that historians can't agree whether the horse's name was Old Robin or Old Bob. Old Bob has become the name that has...
Clinical signs of cancer in horses can be vague, non-specific (such as weight loss, failure to gain weight or fever), and unapparent until the disease is in an advanced state, making it challenging to diagnose. Cancer might be rare in horses compare...
Selecting which lesson horse your student will ride at each lesson plays a major part in helping them to succeed and reach their goals. In my program, I try to have the student ride the same horse each time for the first three or four lessons. When ...
Justify, the American Thoroughbred champion who made huge headlines, has another big story this year. The famed Thoroughbred racehorse has finally retired from horse racing competition after an undefeated record. The famed Thoroughbred racehorse was...
It's time for some fun and games! Today, I have a quiz for you on horses in U.S. history. I’m sure that all of the horse crazy people out there will probably ace it! It is multiple choice, so if you don’t know, take a guess. Have fun! 1. At the seco...
“My favorite memory is: her second chances.” - Julia, First Grader “Look what Julia wrote!” My daughter Janette started tearing up as she showed me one of her first graders’ fill in the blanks report on how her year went. “How sweet is this! She app...
Ahhh, so you want to know about the pleasures of maneuvering a bumper pull horse trailer? Bumper pull trailers have many virtues. They are compact, store easily and do a lot with less space. They also are a very versatile hauling device. But maneuvering...
I have been riding from the age of 8, getting my first horse at 14. The teenage years are more Ferris wheel than the traditional analogy of roller coaster – you are on top of the world, or you are down in the dumps. That horse took me around many winning...
Every child that has taken lessons and catches the horse bug begs their parents for a horse of their own at some point in time. If you are a horse person yourself, you probably feel more than qualified to make the decision of whether or not your child...
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