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
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When To Teach Games in Riding Lessons & When Not To
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
Summer Horsemanship Camp- 20 Tips for Success
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.
The Blurry Line in Teaching Riding Levels| Do You See It?
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
Teach Spatial Awareness in Your Beginner Riding Lessons
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
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
Why Do You Teach Trot Diagonals in Horseback Riding Lessons?
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
Blood in the Mouth – Is it Ever OK for the Horse?
In the November 7, 2016 issue of The Chronicle of the Horse, Sara Lieser wrote a commentary about the blood in the mouth of RF Scandalous, ridden by
Fixing With Feed- Choose the Correct Feed for Your Horse
Fixing With Feed -An important lesson Nancy, one of The Riding Instructor’s readers, offered to share this great Fixing With Feed info graphic with readers. Choosing the correct
Plotter and Panster Instructors in Horsemanship – Which Are You?
Plotter? Panster? When referring to their writing method, fiction writers say they are plotters and pansters. A plotter uses structure to lay out the story and then fills in the details