Log Obstacles

Use this approach-and-retreat method to train at home or to get your horse over an obstacle on the trail.

Do you have complete control over where every foot lands when riding your horse? Foot placement is crucial for precise navigation of any obstacle, whether it be poles or logs in a trail or ranch riding pattern, working through tires in an obstacle course, or navigating unsure footing on a trail. Where your horse’s first foot lands right before you enter the obstacle can make or break your execution. Here I’ll give you tips to ace that placement every time.

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