My top tip for gaining confidence in the saddle! My top tip to become a more confident horse rider is very simple. Give yourself a purpose when you ride your horse! This could be anything from riding a pattern around some bollards, completing a chosen trail or hacking route, a polework pattern, a dressage test …
Do you have problems tying your horse up? Is your horse unsettled when tied up? At a recent clinic, one rider unloaded her horse and tied him to the side of the lorry ready to tack up. He promptly snapped the bailer twine and cantered around the car park with a look of triumph on …
In a recent Q&A for Your Horsemanship Members, I was asked about how to deal with a horse that takes off when you turn him out. Your Horsemanship Member’s Question “I have a new, older competition horse that’s been on a professional yard in France for the last 5 years. He’s very sharp and forward …
updated 2022 I love taking the young horses around our farm. Whatever their age or discipline, I think it is important for every horse to be able to hack out, as it varies their work and putting in the miles makes for a good horse. Hacking should be a pleasure, but for many riders it …
UPDATED 2022 Below are some frequently asked questions about lunging. Within the Foundation Groundwork Course within Your Horsemanship Online, you will find a whole module dedicated to teaching your horse how to lunge, and how to get the most out of your lunging. I have to say at this point, I rarely use lunging for …
UPDATED 2022 Jason explains how to gain your horse’s attention….and keep it! I recently helped a client with her horse who had the equine equivalent of Attention Deficit Disorder! The challenges she faced and that I helped her to overcome are faced at some stage by most horse owners. So this blog post is about …
UPDATED 2022 Bucking can be a tricky problem to solve. Some horses buck when they are asked to go forward, whilst some buck when they get over-excited. Some buck regularly, whilst others only buck intermittently… you get the idea! The first thing I would always check is that your horse does not have any physical …
I regularly travel out to work with reluctant loaders. There are many reasons a horse won’t load into a trailer or horse box. Some horses may not have been loaded before. Others may have had a bad experience that causes anxiety. Some may have learnt some tricks to avoid loading and are able to “take …
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Your Horsemanship Members’ May Demonstration In this month’s Members’ Demonstration, I cover some of the most common issues riders face when out hacking. Whether you are on the roads, or on fields and tracks, we all want to feel safe and get pleasure from being out and about with our horse. This demo shows you …
In this blog, I am going to look at how to solve the three main issues riders encounter when they are out hacking, namely; Spooking and Traffic Napping and not going forward Jogging and Excitability, particularly on the way home! For some general hacking tips, I can highly recommend you check out my “Top Hacking …