I commend The Chronicle of the Horse for the articles in the April 9 & 16, 2018 issue which speak out against sexual abuse in the horse industry.
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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
Get Your Child Involved in a Character Building Horsemanship Program
Ask any horseman and they will tell you the character building benefits to a child who becomes a horseman over flow the feed bucket. The character building benefits your
Types of Fear in Riding Lesson Students
Any instructor who has taught for a while has dealt with fear in a student. A horse is many times larger than a person and riders ask them
A Reader Requested a Post About Trainer Instructors
A Reader Requested: I would like you to present an article about the trainer instructors that keep riders “hostage” by: limiting opportunities to show at their convenience, refusing to allow
No One Loves Riding Lesson Cancellations
THE PROBLEM: Lesson cancellations can become a big problem for instructors if they are not handled well. Lesson cancellations leave holes in your income and also in the
5 Basic Things Riding Instructors Expect
Before they are concerned about whether a student is the next olympic superstar, a potential champion in the show ring or even a future horse owner, there are
Riding Without Stirrups – Do You Teach It?
How important is riding without stirrups? Whenever I ask a class of new riders “What keeps you on the horse” one person will answer “the stirrups”. Rider’s receive
Does Your Lesson Horse Drop His Inside Shoulder?
When I think about a horse who drops his inside shoulder a certain tone of voice sort of screeches through my mind. It’s the voice of a frustrated
5 Reasons People Teach Riding | The Riding Instructor
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