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Is Your Horse Balky at Water Crossings? 6 Trail Riding Tips for Building Confidence
From hesitating at puddles to full-on refusals at water crossings, here's how to help your horse stay calm and go forward.
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Ranch Wisdom: Boundaries, Body Language, and Better Rides
"Every interaction is a chance to reinforce your role as a leader."
Learning How to Read Cattle
Read The Cow, Rule The Pen
Learn to Read a Cow and Ride with Purpose 
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Basics for Backing a Circle
Backing a Circle Basics
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Hoof Flex for Healthy Hooves
Brad Barkemeyer's Top Choice for Healthy Hooves
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Checklist for a Non Pro's New Horse
The Non-Pro's Roadmap to Buying the Right Horse: Brad Barkemeyer's Expert Checklist
TRENDING ARTICLES
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How Much Do You Know?
Horse Trivia Challenge: Take This Pop Quiz to Test Your Basic Horse Knowledge
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Your Horse's Lumps & Bumps
THE RIDE PODCAST

The Ride brought to you by Horse&Rider is a bi-weekly podcast co-hosted by Editor Nichole Chirico and Digital Editor Devin Conley. In each episode, Chirico and Conley sit down with some of the industry’s top trainers, clinicians, and professionals to share inspiring stories, training philosophies, and the importance of living your best Western horse life.

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Why not us?
The Ride Podcast Ep. 120: Matt Palmer and His Path to Reining
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Climbing to the Top of the RSNC
The Ride Podcast Ep. 119: Getting to Know Aubree Coker
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Could ranch sporting be your new sport?
The Ride Podcast Ep. 118: Getting Into Ranch Sorting with Joel Lesh

Horse&Rider OnDemand is here to help you achieve your riding goals with reliable training and horse-care tips when you need it where you want it. At the barn, in the arena, or around the tack room—you can access information from world champion trainers Brad Barkemeyer and Bud Lyon anywhere your Western horse life takes you.

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Back to Basics
Try Al Dunning's Simple Warm Up Drill to Check in With Your Horse
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Sort Like a Pro
Logan Wolfe's Playbook for Separating Your Cow Out
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Brad Barkemeyer Breaks Down Proper Cinch Fit
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Change it Up
Simplifying Simple Lead Changes with Bud Lyon
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TRAIL RIDING
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Trail Riding Fitness
Learn how your riding fitness affects your trail ride, and what you can do to make your horse’s job easier.
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Traverse Trail Terrain with Confidence
Techniques for the Trail
There’s no telling what you’ll run into on the trail, but Ken McNabb’s tips for navigating any terrain will help keep you and your horse safe. 
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7 Canons of Conditioning Your Trail Horse
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Prep Now for Summer Riding
Do This Now for Stress-Free Summer Trail Rides
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Horseback Rides Through History
Ride With Purpose Through the Gila Wilderness with WolfHorse Outfitters
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Hit the Trail Prepared
Top 10 Trail Horse Skills For Stress-Free Rides in 2025
HOW-TO
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Gain Confidence With Cattle!
Fun Focus
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FEELING ZEN
Navigating Nerves
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Do's & Don'ts of Fly Masks
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Confident in Conditioning
HORSE HEALTH
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Avoid Achy Joints
Safeguard Your Senior Horse From Leg Injury
So, you ride a senior horse? Great! Older horses come with the experience and temperament to make great riding or competition horses. That said, because of their age and accumulated stress on their body,...
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Test Your Ulcer Knowledge!
Equine Ulcers Quiz: Test Your Horse Gut Health Knowledge
Think you know the signs of gastric ulcers in horses? Whether you’re managing a picky eater, prepping a performance horse for show season, or simply want to improve your feeding routine, understanding...
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Down Horse, Tough Decisions
Down and in Danger
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A Goodnight Sleep
7 Steps to Better Sleep
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The Mane Event!
Tame the Tangles
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White-Hair Horses, Beware!
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