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a girl riding her pony down a wooded lane

On November 14, 2024

Riding in the Open, Why You Should Teach it

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On November 4, 2024

Teaching the Basics – Longing/Lunging

On November 2, 2024

Are You Teaching Foundation to Your Riding Students?

A riding instructor wearing a blue shirt, holding a horse's reins and high fiving a young student

On October 21, 2024

Essential Tips for Effective Riding Lessons

A banner with a riders leg and the title of the blog post

On October 11, 2024

5 Common Mistakes Riding Instructors Make (and How to Fix Them) by Alisha Van Harn

A woman with brown hair petting a tan horse

On October 3, 2024

Why Now is Your Time to Ride: The Lifelong Benefits of Horses for Adult Women

Picture of a girl with a horse and bridles in a tack room. Along with the post title

On September 19, 2024

Why Unmounted Lessons Are Essential for Fall & Winter Riding Programs by Alisha Van Harn

rider fro0m the waist down on a spotted light gray horse

On August 29, 2024

5 Reasons, 5 Helps, & 5 Exercises for Heels Down

A girl having a riding lesson on a brown horse

On August 22, 2024

Teaching with Heart: Why True Instruction Goes Beyond Riding Skills by Alisha Van Harn

a man in a red sweater riding a horse while a woman in jeans lunges the horse with a long line

On August 15, 2024

Lesson Ideas for Working with Student Fear

A picture of Snoopdogg at the Olympics wearing a dressage outfit

On August 9, 2024

Reins of Influence part 3: A Lesson on Authenticity and Brand from an Unlikely Dogg

A rider sitting on a horse

On August 1, 2024

5 Things that Determine Where a Rider Sits From the First Ride

On July 23, 2024

Reins of Influence: Part 2 The Enduring Brand of Sally Swift and Centered Riding

A child riding a palomino pony

On July 16, 2024

Does it Cost too Much to Keep Lesson Horses?

On July 10, 2024

Reins of Influence: A Series Part 1 Branding Like Taylor Swift: Lessons for Riding Instructors

Three book covers, Remember Not, Where the Wild Ones Roam with earphones, and What's tThere to Love?

On July 2, 2024

The Fiction Side of the Riding Instructor

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On June 24, 2024

Beyond the Barn: Crafting the Vision for Your Riding Lesson Program

two people leading brown horses with children riding

On June 17, 2024

Can You Teach Beginner Riders Without School Horses?

On June 10, 2024

Beyond the Barn: Discovering the Brand Purpose of Your Riding Lesson Program

two women on horses riding down a lane

On June 3, 2024

Resources for Horseback Riding Instructors

On May 27, 2024

Beyond the Barn: Branding Your Riding Lesson Program

Laughing lady with a brown horse

On May 13, 2024

Beyond the Barn: Branding vs. Marketing vs. Advertising

A drawing of a woman leading someone on a brown pony

On May 4, 2024

The Important First Riding Lesson

A red barn with a white fence

On April 3, 2024

Plan Ahead for Barn Visitors

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