Can You Watch Your Child’s Riding Lessons?

Ask- Don’t Assume Before you hand over money to a riding instructor for your child’s first riding lesson find out their policy regarding your presence during lessons. Never

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Instructors of Beginner Level Riders are the Foundation

Beginner riding lesson instructors and their programs are the foundation of the horse industry. Here’s why. Business Models There are many models for riding lesson programs ranging from

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10 Things to Improve the Future of the Horse Business

When you hear about things like horse show competitors who can’t ready their own horse, water withheld from horses so they are calmer for their riders, lunging to

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Back to Grassroots with Horsemanship

Grassroots is the basic, most elementary part of what we do. Think about your lawn for a minute.  If grubs eat the roots of your grass your lawn

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Inclusion in the Equine World

By now you have read the many good articles on inclusion published by The Chronicle of the Horse, Plaid Horse, and across the internet about the Black experience

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Thoughts for Riding Instructors During COVID-19

This is a tough time for riding instructors, especially those for whom teaching is their major source of income. Trying to figure out what to do and what

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What Does Volleyball Have Over Riding Lessons?

Have you ever wondered why parents support kids so strongly in sports like volleyball, yet are willing to cancel their weekly riding lesson? Volleyball at Lower Grades Volleyball,

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I Love Off-the-Track Thoroughbreds- OTTBs

Even though I enjoy several breeds of horses Thoroughbreds have always been my favorite, so I was happy to see The Chronicle of the Horse  devote an issue

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Over-Mounted Beginner Riders – Benefits?

An over-mounted beginning rider can have so many problems that I wonder why any instructor would allow it with their students. A Schooling Show Recently I visited a schooling show

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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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