Mounting made easy!
Standing still for mounting – it sounds so easy doesn’t it?! Safe mounting is all about preparing your horse well. Your horse needs to have his attention on you, be …
Aug-Sep 2019 Challenge Cup
CLOSING DATE: Monday 16th September 2019 Members may enter both the Ridden and Groundwork Challenges. Choose between the Best Performance or Most Improved classes for each Challenge (per horse; one …
Riding a napping horse
I had an interesting response to this video when I popped it on Facebook. Amongst the positive comments, there were a few negatives, “he looks like it is afraid of slipping”, …
Silver Linings!
WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU… Sit back, a rambling post on its way! Our recent office move threw up some blasts from the past, including this photo of me competing in …
Lessons learnt from Centaur Biomechanics
We had a great day with Russell Guire, who conducted a series of Rider Biomechanics sessions with myself, Hamish and a number of Your Horsemanship members. He used video technology along …
Horse & Rider Biomechanics… It’s all about “The Roll”!
When we are riding, it’s very useful to think about the biomechanics of the horse. How your horse moves within each gait affects how the rider needs to move in …
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Demonstration Five Day Challenge
This is an oldie, but goodie! The message is that consistency is key if you want to get changes from your horse. In this case, its how to retain your …
WORKING OUT YOUR OPPONENT; HOW SPORT HAS HELPED ME AS A HORSE TRAINER
Playing sport has been a big part of my life, particularly polocrosse, which I learnt growing up in Australia, and has enabled me to travel the world and represent the …
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Stabling Worries
Horses are claustrophobic animals, so being stabled is not a natural thing for them. They can fret, bang the door or even try to jump out! Horses that doesn’t like …