Teach Riders Good Balance on the Horse

It's All About Balance That's a loaded statement because it covers sooo many areas of our lives.  Today I'm talking specifically about the rider's balance on the horse,

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Teaching Toe Touches in Horseback Riding Lessons

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

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Be a Flexible Horseman

Riders, Instructors, and trainers  know how important it is to be flexible – but each condition (trainer, instructor, rider) requires a slightly different use of “Flexible”. And where there

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Use This Simple Game to Increase Horseback Riding Skills

The action of taking small rocks form one spot to the next causes students to exercise multiple skills.  I call this “The Rocks Game”. Set Up is Simple

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