Improve Your Horsemanship

Focused riding exercises and drills are a great way to improve your horsemanship skills and increase your horse’s responsiveness to cues.

Reward-based training—or positive reinforcement--can activate your horse’s intelligence in a way that makes him want to learn.

Fear short-circuits a horse’s ability to learn. Choose training techniques that arouse your horse’s curiosity and willingness, not his fear.

A hot, nervous horse just gets more excited if you try to rein him in; instead, use slow, quiet, thoughtful horsemanship to calm him down.

Work on your equitation every time you’re on your horse by using these proven ride-better tips and strategies.