Articles by Al Dunning

No matter how good you are at training, you can only teach a horse so much in an arena. To get one as well-broke as he possibly can be, expose him to the wider world out beyond the rails. | Photo by Caroline Fyffe

You'll make any horse--yes, even your best show-pen prospect or partner--a better horse by riding him out in the open as well as in an arena. Saddle up with some key whys and hows for going about it.

Al Dunning

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