Training Tips

Level up your trail ride with FIVE exercises that teach your horse to neck rein.

This week Amberley Snyder shows Sami a rollback drill. Any rider in any discipline can also use this drill!

Amberley Snyder shows her favorite drills—perfect for any barrel racer!

Learn nine key ways to improve your horsemanship by avoiding the blunders that sabotage training and make your horse unhappy.

Maintain longevity in your older performance horses using these insights from Bob Avila.

Use this exercise to improve your straightness for lead changes.

Your horse has mastered techniques, but how do you keep him ready to compete without overtraining? Use these strategies for success.

Leslie Lange offers advice on how to fix dullness and achieve light contact in showmanship patterns.

A reader’s horse experiences great nerves at events. Clinician Ty Brazeal discusses how to overcome the anxiety.

The secret to effective horse training is simple: You have to know when to quit.

Use these five strategies from our experts to keep your seldom-ridden horse tuned-up and connected with you.

Do you know the difference between the direct, indirect, and supporting reins? Learn about them to isolate each of your horse’s four corners.

Horses buck for various reasons. Here are solutions to help fix the problem, whatever the cause.

An equine behaviorist teaches you the why, and expert trainers teach you the how behind your horse’s anticipation—so you can nix it now.

Is your horse a saint for your trainer and a “sinner” with you? Find out why, and what you can do about it.