Slowing with the Seat
Posted by Lynn Palm
Overcoming Natural Water Obstacles
Posted by Lynn Palm
Bitless Riding – Part I
Posted by Charles Wilhelm
The Art of the Half Pass
Posted by Lynn Palm
Ranch Versatility – Part II
Posted by Charles Wilhelm
Clinicians
LatestGround Driving
by Lynn Palm |
Ground driving is also called Long Lining. Ground driving is a very good training technique for young horses to learn how to turn right and left, stop, and back. This exercise provides a great variety of training for any age of horse or rider. Handler Coordination For the human part of this partnership, ground driving works on your coordination. It provides a focus on what you’re doing with your arms, adjusting your reins and keeping them organized, your foot fall to stay in line with the horse, or your foot fall to stay inward on a curving line. You learn how to flex the horse’s head inward so you can just see his eye.
Featured
LatestThe summer season of trail riding is now in full swing
by Tom Seay |
The summer season of trail riding is now in full swing. With most schools closed for the summer, people are looking for places to ride their horses. We have a special event that you, your family and friends might enjoy with their horses. Even if you do not have a horse, but have some experience riding, we can supply horses. Over the years, I have always enjoyed combining horse vacations with historical locations.
Shows and Results
LatestThe Magnificent Met Mounted Police Return To Olympia, The London International Horse Show
by Press Release |
Adding to this year’s stellar line-up of entertainment, the Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police will be returning with their breath-taking Activity Ride, a phenomenal demonstration of skill and bravery as they negotiate hazards, portraying complete trust between horse and Officer. Expect horses jumping through a solid paper wall, fire, and many more edge-of-the-seat moments as the horses boldly illustrate their nerves of steel, in perfect formation.
The Camp Cook: Kurt Winner
LatestCelebrate New Year’s Eve Like The French: Gougeres
by Kurt Winner
Fireworks exploding, people cheering, champagne corks popping; the familiar sounds of New Year’s...
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Eventing Nation Red on right, white on left, insanity in the middle
- Pierre Le Goupil Named New Maryland 5 Star Cross Country Course Designer for 2025 Eventby Edited Press Release
Sport & Entertainment Corporation of Maryland today announced that Pierre Le Goupil, a former elite-level eventing athlete, turned decorated course designer in charge of designing the Eventing course at this year’s Paris Olympics, has been
- Who Jumped It Best? Defender Kentucky CCI5* Editionby Sally Spickard
It’s time to play Who Jumped It Best? as we continue to look back at the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event! This series of shots comes from the newly-added Walnut Mound question on the CCI5*
- Tuesday News & Notes from Kentucky Performance Productsby Abby Powell
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ballindenisk (@ballindenisk) Meanwhile during Defender Kentucky weekend, there was one other international event running: Ireland’s Ballindenisk International 1. The feature class, the NutriScience CCI4*L, was won
- Catch Up on the Top Rounds of Defender Kentuckyby Sally Spickard
It’s hard to believe the 2024 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event has come and gone already, but luckily there’s plenty of content to chew on as we make our respective journeys back home to nurse our
- Weekend Winners: New Jersey, Loudoun, Archer YEH and NEH, & University of New Hampshireby Gillian Warner
Naturally, many Eventers flocked to Kentucky this week – to compete, groom, or support. However, we saw plenty of Eventing action through New Jersey, Virginia, Wyoming, and New Hampshire this weekend as well. Shout out
- Monday News & Notes from Futuretrackby Sally Spickard
View this post on Instagram A post shared by USEF Eventing (@usefeventing) The best part of any event is always the care the horses are shown by their riders and grooms. You know we love