Training is an essential part of owning horses. Whether it be training them under saddle or teaching them manners on the ground, there will be things you have to teach them. Here you can find everything training related from new ideas to tried and tested methods.
I regularly see people asking for help on Facebook about how to stop their horse refusing. These posts are often accompanied with a video and while I never claim to… Read More »Building Confidence to Stop Refusals
My favourite ride to take Scottie on is simple but, depending on the time of year, can change the ride quite a bit. It can be anything from a 20-30min… Read More »My Favourite Ride
I am a huge fan of polework for horses and use it often with Scottie. Polework isn’t just for jumpers! And nor is just for people who don’t want to… Read More »Benefits of Polework for Horses
All horses can jog, some more than others. I’m sure most of us know a horse who jogs while out hacking or when being led out to the field. And… Read More »Why do horses jog? ~ Bad Manners or Coping Mechanism
Yesterday we made the most of the bank holiday and having a helper on the ground to set up one of my favourite polework exercises. I have written about this… Read More »More Polework for Scottie
When deciding to start horse riding lessons it’s important to find an instructor who you will get along with and who can help you to achieve the skills and goals… Read More »Guest Blog ~ How to Choose a Riding Instructor *Sponsored*
We’ve all seen the photos and videos showing a horse over jumping a small jump on Facebook. These posts are usually accompanied by a comment such as “future show jumper.”… Read More »Scope Vs Talent
After our fantastic cross country lesson at the weekend, I am already looking forward and making plans for the rest of the year. One of our local equestrian centers has… Read More »Kicking on with jumping
Yesterday we had our long awaited cross country lesson with Petros and I am pleased to say it went incredibly well! We broke the spell of falling off every time… Read More »We Survived! Fantastic Cross Country Lesson
On Monday I made the most of the cool bank holiday morning and decided to school Scottie before it got too warm. It turned out to be a pretty fantastic… Read More »Super Schooling Session
