Julie Goodnight

Teach your trail horse to step out confidently on his own, trusting you to be his herd leader.

Learn when it’s time to turn around on the trail and how to remain your horse’s “herd leader” in challenging situations.

Build your riding muscles and enhance your balance in the saddle with this yoga pose for riders from top clinician Julie Goodnight.

Learn to open and close a trail gate without dismounting for safety, efficiency, and control.

Julie Goodnight shows you how to lead a horse over obstacles you would experience on the trails.

Julie Goodnight explains how to use a rope halter on the trail.

Avoid your horse's kick zone with help from clinician Julie Goodnight.

Are you selecting reins for a child to use? Here are a few pointers.

Does your horse balk and buck when he doesn’t want to work? Fix this vice with clinician Julie Goodnight’s expert advice.

Have you ever lost your nerve when your trail horse has balked? Here, Julie Goodnight gives you her three-step confidence boost.

Having trouble getting your horse to collect himself in preparation for a flying lead change? Borrow a tip from the English disciplines and try a half-halt.

Choose the right bit for optimal on-trail communication and control with this expert guide.

Julie Goodnight offers her three-step guide to helping your horse stay cool on the trail.

Are you a first-time horse camper? Here's what we need to know and how to prepare yourself so things go smoothly.

The ability to drop your horse's head by cue is a confidence-building basic. Can you do it?

Learn how and why to pony a second horse behind you while you’re on the trail with clinician Julie Goodnight.

Watch as Julie Goodnight shows you how to teach your horse the drop-head cue from the saddle.

Do you have trouble with your horses pawing while in the trailer? Check out this Q&A with Julie Goodnight.

Is your horse “jiggy” and tense on the trail? Learn how to stop the jig with this easy technique from top trainer/clinician Julie Goodnight.

Be sure that when you go up a hill on a trail ride that you Pick a safe path.

When mounted up on a trail ride, teach your horse to stand still until you give a cue to move with this technique from top clinician Julie Goodnight.

Learn how to safely introduce your horse to water crossings on the trail.