The Cost of Horseback Riding Lesson in San Diego? In the past many people had horses in their backyards, giving a riding lesson was a cheap and easy thing to do. If you already kept a horse is your backyard for working the farm, giving riding lessons did not increase...
This is a video clip that has some nice diagrams of the correct seat position, and some good examples of common rider error and exercises to help fix them. For people new to the sport, I also like this clip because it is a nice review of some of the basic goals and...
Many of us love horses, when we see them we just want to touch them and talk to them. Unfortunately, in our gusto, we forget how we may be impacting them. Here are some quick reminders of how to approach, touch, and meet a horse. 1- Approach-We are predators,...
Here is a great article by Craig Cameron. He has his own show on TV and is one of the founders of the Cowboy Challenge. His article touches on two topics that I find so important in both my own riding and in my instructing. The first is the...
Working and riding horses is an exciting sport with broad ranging benefits from physical activity, being outside in nature, learning about animals, increasing self-esteem, having adventure, making new friends, and broadening horizons. It has been our experience that...
