Riding/ Training How-To

Not reaching your riding goals? The key might lie in letting your horse do his job.

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.

Try this quick exercise to boost your control while encouraging forward motion.

Building a training library? Here are a few books to add to your 'must-have' list.

Watch Clinton Anderson perform a rollback on the fence.

Watch Martha and Lindsay in action, and see photos from the Las Vegas magazine fashion shoot.

Teach your horse a head-down cue with this exercise from top clinician John Lyons.

Professional barrel racer Janet Engel offers advice that'll help your speed event horse stop balking, calm down and get down to business.