Horseback Riding Tips

The bridge of engagement unifies the horse's body in movement, and allows continuous and amplified transmission of the power generated by the haunches.

From the moment you place the weight of a rider onto a horse’s back, you totally destroy his natural balance. Here's how to improve your horse's balance.

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If you get breathless and jittery at the lope, try this to substitute enjoyment for anxiety.

Here are the most common problems riders experience trying to attain and maintain a balanced seat.

The correct stirrup length is very important. When your stirrups are the correct length you can fully utilise the dip and spring function of the joints in your legs efficiently. This will be felt particularly in trot but also in canter.

tips for learning to ride a cantering horse, and the trot to canter transition, with confidence

There are many reasons why we may need to ride our horses at the walk - but that doesn't mean it has to be boring! In this post I'll share my best exercises you can

How To Sit The Trot Without Bouncing When we ask dressage riders about the most challenging part of their training, a great number of the answers will probably be “sitting the trot”. Challenging or not, it is one of the most essential parts of dressage training. If you cannot sit the trot, you will be doomed to stay at the beginner level because you won’t be able to move on to more complicated movements. It is ok to have difficulties when you are learning how to sit the trot. You can be…