8 Steps Toward Better Reflexes in Equestrian Students

Good riding is as much the result of conditioning the rider’s thought processes and reflexes, as it is conditioning the body and learning skills. What a rider does

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Base of Support is the First Layer of Foundation

A solid and correct base of support is one of the best gifts we can give to students because it’s the foundation of good riding and balance. Definition

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Why You Should Teach Two-Point Without Hands

Writing about two-point was supposed to be easy.  After all, two-point is the mainstay position for the hunter-jumper world. Definition I planned to start out with the definition

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Pony Club Develops Character in Kids

As a professional, I’ve always taught Pony Club Clinics and even helped form a club in the 70s, but I didn’t become fully immersed in Pony Club until

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Teach a Simple Riding Exercise

The following simple exercise can be used for all levels of independent riders in a variety of settings and seats ranging from a pole on the ground to

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When the Riding Instructor’s Confidence Falters

 It can be unnerving for an instructor to lose confidence during a lesson, but it happens more often than you might think. I’m not talking about losing confidence

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Pointers for a Successful Beginner’s Dressage Test

Participating in your first dressage test is a big event and everyone wants to do their best.  You are a fortunate rider if you do your first test

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3 Tips to Help Combat Riding Instructor Burnout

You don’t wake up one morning and suddenly have burnout. Burnout creeps up over time and is a common problem for riding instructors. What is Burnout? Dictionary.com defines

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Rate the Gait-A Lesson Plan For Horse Control

Why Rate the Gait? Before your students learn lengthenings, rebalancing, corner adustments or even takes a ride in the pasture they need to learn to rate the gait.

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Horsemanship Life Skills Your Child Will Use as an Adult

I love the fact that riding horses is a healthy physical outdoor activity, but the life skills learned through supervised horsemanship carry farther than becoming fit. By supervised

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