Horse&Rider Monthly: Volume 6 | Become a Better Rider
Better yourself as a horseman both in and out of the saddle.
Horse Training
Know Your Horse’s Limits
Learn your horse’s limits for when it’s time to stop working on something.
Trivia Challenge: Do You Know the Leg-Yield—and Why It Matters?
Challenge yourself! Have fun and test your knowledge of horses and horsemanship with Horse&Rider’s Trivia Challenge, featured in The Ride newsletter.
Warwick Schiller Helps a Horse With Separation Anxiety
Learn the centering method Warwick Schiller uses to help a horse move beyond separation anxiety.
A Fix for Head Tossing
End head-shaking on the trail—and at home—with advice from clinician Steve Stevens.
Use a Mindful Pause When Saddling a Nervous Horse
Learn the mindful, watch-and-pause method Warwick Schiller uses when saddling a nervous horse—or any horse.
Trivia Challenge: Do You Know About Rewards, Punishment in Horse Training?
Challenge yourself! Have fun and test your knowledge of horses and horsemanship with Horse&Rider’s Trivia Challenge, featured in The Ride newsletter.
4 Horsemanship Myths—Busted!
Do you still believe these false notions? Clinician and world champion trainer Sandy Collier debunks four common horsemanship myths.
Trivia Challenge: What’s Your ‘Obstacle IQ’?
Challenge yourself! Have fun and test your knowledge of horses and horsemanship with Horse&Rider’s Trivia Challenge, featured in The Ride newsletter.
Harsh Training Methods Are Out; Methods of Partnering Are In
The training methods of yesteryear often involved too much force. Today’s enlightened techniques are more humane and more effective.
Learn Warwick Schiller’s Better One-Rein Stop
A one-rein stop is a useful tool to have in an emergency. Warwick Schiller shows you how to achieve a better one-rein stop.
Boost Self-Carriage
Is riding your horse like peddling a bike uphill? Use self-carriage to improve your horse.
How to Calm Nervous Rope Horse
Have a horse that is anxious in the roping box? Use these exercises to calm your nervous rope horse.
Trivia Challenge: Do You ‘Ride Smart’?
Challenge yourself! Have fun and test your knowledge of horse training with Horse&Rider’s Trivia Challenge, featured in The Ride newsletter.
Improve Your Horsemanship and Stop Bugging Your Horse!
Learn nine key ways to improve your horsemanship by avoiding the blunders that sabotage training and make your horse unhappy.
Experts’ ‘Eureka Moments’ Offer Key Horse-Training Insights
Learn the key horse-training insights gained from trainers’ ‘eureka moments.’
GENDER BIAS— IN HORSES?!
“LADIES’ HORSE.” “PREFERS MALE RIDERS.”“HATES MEN WITH A PASSION!” These descriptions, all taken from real Internet ads or Web sites, are but a handful of the ways we humans describe a phenomenon that might be called gender bias in horses.
Trivia Challenge: Can You ‘Read’ Your Horse?
Challenge yourself! Have fun and test your knowledge of horse behavior and horseback riding with Horse&Rider’s Trivia Challenge, featured in The Ride newsletter.