Tips For Staying Safe When Riding In Winter
Last month we talked about being prepared for riding in winter conditions. In this article, I’ll share some tips on how to stay safe while riding in the winter.
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Author: Lynn Palm
Daily Wellness Check For Your Horse
Keep your horse in top health by paying close daily attention. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That old saying especially applies to your horse’s health and safety. You can head off many potential problems—or catch them early—by doing a daily wellness check. When you do a daily check, you can often catch the “little things” before they turn into serious, expensive issues.
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Forward + Straight = Balanced
There are certain qualities every horse needs to succeed, no matter what discipline. Every horse should be forward, straight, and balanced. Let’s look at these concepts in closer detail.
Forward does not mean fast. What it does mean is that your horse is using his
hindquarters to propel himself forward rather than pulling himself forward from his front end.
Dressage Training For All Breeds And For All Riding Disciplines, Part 2
Dressage education is based on a scale of training where a solid foundation is laid down and then added to as the horse progresses. The image of a pyramid is aptly used for this scale with rhythm as the base and collection at the top.
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Dressage Training For All Breeds And For All Disciplines, Part 1
Often, riders who are unfamiliar with the discipline of dressage think of it as a pretentious style of riding that requires boring repetition to achieve the end result of riding pretty patterns. There are probably some of you reading this right now who are thinking, “What does dressage have to do with my discipline of Western Pleasure?”
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