Trivia Challenge: Do You Know the Leg-Yield—and Why It Matters?
Challenge yourself! Have fun and test your knowledge of horses and horsemanship with Horse&Rider’s Trivia Challenge, featured in The Ride newsletter.
Western Horse Training
Safe Use of Tie Rings • Show Prep on Four Cows
If you’re going to compete in the boxing, there are many techniques that can be used to maintain training when you’re at home. Brad Barkemeyer demonstrates show prep on four different cows. Knowing how to safely tie your horse to a tie ring is an important part of horse ownership. Brad demonstrates the knot he likes to use when tying up a horse to ensure that his horse can’t untie the rope or get his foot caught up in it.
Athletic Riding Position; Clipping for Ranch Riding
How can an athletic riding position help you ride better? Tips for clipping for ranch riding classes.
Find the Right Barrel Racing Approach
Use these tips to make crisp barrel turns with the right barrel racing approach.
Busted: 6 Western Horse Training Myths
A top trainer debunks common western horse training principles you may have been taking as gospel.
Introduction to Working Equitation
Working equitation is a hot new sport in the U.S. Find out how working equitation can improve your horse and make you a better rider.
Mounted Shooting Rein Management
Mounted shooting rein management skills are required so you can cue correctly and get the proper response from your horse. Targets come fast, even at the beginner level, and gun handling requires quick thinking. This makes mastering rein management at home a key to competitive success. Kenda Lenseigne shares her best tips here.
Reiner With No Trainer
Courtney Boesch “won the world” her first time out, on her own. Here’s the story behind this amateur’s remarkable AQHA World Show victory.
