Ranch Riding

The Arizona Fall Championship is bigger and better than ever. Here’s what you should know about the event.

Don’t let a break of gait leave you in the penalty box in your ranch riding class.

Bud Lyon teaches a novice ranch rider how to perform turnarounds and spins.

Bud Lyon breaks down how he works with a rider learning how to do a flying lead change.

A rider who is new to the ranch riding learns how to properly ask her horse to extend the lope for a ranch riding class.

Bud Lyon works with a novice ranch rider to explain the importance of working the trot.

Bud Lyon teaches a novice ranch rider how to extend the walk.

Bud Lyon has someone who is new to ranch riding work his scale so he can assess her riding skill level and knowledge of the ranch riding.

To conclude this series Bud Lyon gives an overall evaluation.

You’ve learned how to evaluate your new horse’s reining spin, now you can learn how to evaluate his ranch riding spin.

Purchase a new ranch riding prospect? Here’s how Bud Lyon likes to evaluate a new prospect.

Bought a new horse? Here’s how to assess his skill level.

Does your horse like to ignore your stopping cue when you’re turning him around? Bud Lyon has a fix.

Breaking down from extended lope to the extended trot is one of the toughest transitions you’ll find in a ranch riding class. See how Bud Lyon teaches a horse how to be correct so he can stay out of the penalty box in the show pen.

This transition, while common, still leaves many exhibitors in the penalty box. Bud breaks down the steps to having a smooth lope to trot transition in the ranch riding.

Make sure your horse is cadenced to have success in trotting over logs.

Bud Lyon breaks down speed control for ranch riding.

The ranch riding lopeover can bring riders to grief. Here’s how to set yourself and your horse up for success over this obstacle in the show ring.

Use the square corners drill to improve your ranch riding square corners.

Bud Lyon shows examples of simple lead changes for the ranch riding.

How do you ace serpentines in the ranch riding? We have the answer.