There are a number of reason why instructors teach riding but a majority of the time, if we think about it long enough, we can boil things down to one main reason we started. And it can be different from one instructor to the next. I’m going to talk about five common reasons people teach […]
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What is it? Teaching outside the box begins with thinking outside the box. Merriam-Webster defines outside the box: to explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition. Cambridge Dictionary defines outside the box as: to think imaginatively using new ideas instead of traditional or expected […]
Games are an important teaching tool because they engage students and keep them interested. However there is a right time and a wrong time to use them in lessons. When Not To Teach Games: Games are not normally used to teach a new skill. A new skill requires concentration and thought. It’s much easier for […]
4th of July The 4th of July is America’s most significant holiday. It commemorates the adoption of our Declaration of Independence and undergirds who we are. Americans have battled for our liberty and the freedom of others, both on American soil and on foreign lands and Americans have built a strong, prosperous nation. Personally, I’m […]
For many kids summer horsemanship camp is a dream come true. It gives horse lovers the opportunity to hang out with horses and other horse kids full time. What can be better than that? Organization and imagination can help make even the smallest summer horsemanship camp a memorable experience for campers, making camp the highlight […]
There is a blurry line from one level of riding to the next that can cause problems in the instructor / student relationship particularly if the student is a child. The blurry line is a magnet for dissension. But before I can explain why the blurry line causes problems, I’ll define the levels the way […]
Spatial awareness is a persons ability to be aware of their body in a space and how it relates to other things in that space. When your new student comes to his first time experience, riding lesson, he doesn’t come with spatial awareness as it relates to horses, automatically built in. This is one of […]
What Are Toe Touches? Toe Touches are an on-the-horse exercise during which the rider stays seated and reaches down with his hand to touch his toes, one foot and one hand at a time. There are two types of Toe Touches: Same Side Cross overs Why they are beneficial Co-ordination co-ordination increases when the student has […]
Have you ever considered the reason behind why you teach trot diagonals? Do you teach it because it was taught to you? Do you teach it as a learning exercise? Maybe you teach it so your equitation students will be correct at horse shows. The are a lot of good reasons to teach trot diagonals. […]
Who doesn’t want to find the coolest and most unique gift for their favorite horse lover? So often instructors and students have most of the basics for their equine friends that we end up at loss to find a gift that is special. And If you’re like me you’d probably like to find something special and not too […]
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