“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.
These key horseback riding and handling guidelines will help keep you safe in the saddle and at the barn. Important for everyone, they're especially critical for novices and children.
Hemp products—CBD supplements—are trending for humans, but have you thought about using them for your horse? Learn how hemp may help your horse.
Horseback riding takes practice, and no one said it’s easy. But these four deceptively simple strategies will speed your progress and enable you to become the best rider you can be.
Provide fun-and-games for your horsey child this summer vacation. These creative ideas will help you plan the ultimate in summertime fun for kids and horses.
Horseback riding can help youngsters become good drivers as they learn to pay attention to where their horse is going plus watch out for ‘traffic.’
This simple, repetitive exercise improves your horse’s guidability and makes you a more confident, effective rider.
Learn Warwick Schiller’s new method of desensitizing a horse— an approach that honors the horse’s spirit plus builds trust and connection.
Learn the secret weapon to becoming a bolder, more confident rider—by developing trust in your horse and in your own horsemanship skills.
If you own an older horse, these senior horse care tips will help to keep him healthy, happy, and sound as he ages.
Looking for fun things to do with your horse? Any of these unusual horse sports will improve your horsemanship and increase the pleasure of your riding.
Tips to help senior riders choose the right horse and be smart about time spent in the saddle, so they can continue to enjoy riding at any age.
Don’t agonize over the details of cueing. Instead, use your mind to develop three core qualities of a confident, effective rider.
These tips from experts will help you reform a horse that’s hard to catch, plus boost your overall horse-handling and horsemanship skills.
Focused riding exercises and drills are a great way to improve your horsemanship skills and increase your horse’s responsiveness to cues.
Soft, feeling hands are a key component of good horsemanship. Learn exercises that will improve your hands and help you become a better rider.
Your horse conveys a lot of information to you via his body language; to up your horsemanship and horse-handling skills, learn to “read” it.
The brain training of mindfulness meditation can help improve your horsemanship in the saddle and your overall confidence with your horse.
Want to go show with your horse? Here’s the motivation and road map you need to get yourself and your equine partner into that show pen.
Learn the basics of common equine skin problems like rain rot, scratches, and sweet itch so you can move quickly to protect your horse’s health.
Research studies on equine intelligence and behavior are bringing new insights into how smart horses really are.
Your demeanor when training your horse should enable him to be alert yet calm and trusting…because that’s when he learns best.
Sensitive hands and a soft connection through the reins will improve both your horsemanship and your horse’s responsiveness to bit pressure.
A runaway horse is a serious riding hazard. These three concepts can prevent or solve this dangerous problem for you.
