Teach Horseback Riders to Use Their Head

The Rider's Head Riding a horse with your head can have a lot of different meanings. In one sense, it says “be a thinking rider.” While I totally

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Rate the Gait-A Lesson Plan For Horse Control

Why Rate the Gait? Before your students learn lengthenings, rebalancing, corner adustments or even takes a ride in the pasture they need to learn to rate the gait.

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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

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Beginner Trot Poles – Lesson Plan

3 things are required to teach beginner trot poles knowledge of how to use trot poles (see – Trot Poles – TheSet Up for Riding Lessons) a horse

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Fear In Beginners – A Lesson Plan

Fear in beginners usually stems from a sense of not being in control, whether it’s the horse or the student’s own body that causes the problem. It’s easier

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Teach Games! Have Fun ! part 2 Team Play

  This is part 2 of the Basics and Building Blocks™ Games lesson plan. Once your students have have successfully accomplished pattern 4 (see part 1), you  can

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