Internet Inspiration: How to Get Your Equine Fix When You Can’t Get to Your Horse
byOn this rainy day, Amy Rice looks to the internet for inspiration and shares some of her favorite equestrian websites.
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Cal Poly Equestrian and Dressage Team
byKatie Marchetti heads back to talk with the Cal Poly Equestrian and Dressage teams and hear about the skills their learning in and out of the arena.
101 Arena Exercises by Cherry Hill: A Book Review
byAre you stuck in the same arena riding routine? Perhaps a copy of 101 Arena Exercises by Cherry Hill needs to find space in your equestrian library.
Trading the Therapy Couch for a Saddle
byEquine facilitated therapy is like holding a mirror up and asking, “What do you see?” Through the thoughts and feelings reflected from their experiences with the horses, Gina Sears, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, gets her clients to focus in the moment and build those reflected experiences into a life strategy. Jackie Iddings introduces us to Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.
The Reining Files: Learning to Breathe
byThe most fundamental part of a good reining pattern (and any pattern, class, ride, etc.) is breathing. If you don’t breathe, you tense up, if you tense up, your horse tenses up, he rushes, he senses there is a problem and you both make mistakes. Sarah Williams walks us through her own discovery of learning to breathe as a “Reiner”, but her advice is applicable across all riding disciplines.