Ask The Experts

Julie Winkel explains how a rider’s position affects the horse’s jump and where you should be at the five phases of the jump-approach: takeoff, flight, landing, and departure.

Julie Winkel shares exercises to engage a horse's hindquarters and strengthen their back.

Rob Gage shares his exercise for teaching horses to do a solid one-piece flying change.

Linda Allen shares her insight on how a horse’s jumping form can cause muscle soreness.

Linda Allen shares her insight as to why a horse might shake its head on an approach to a jump and how to fix this issue.

Linda Allen shares her philosophy on how to train a green thoroughbred who gets unbalanced and hot when cantering, especially when poles and jumps are introduced.

Rob Gage shares bit suggestions and exercises to encourage a horse to stretch their head down.

Geoff Teall gives a member exercises on the flat to help her horse, who is naturally uphill, to carry his frame lower.

Bernie gives a member advice to help her Thoroughbred who has a quirky mouth and gets hot as soon as she adds rails or jumps to their ride.

Julie Winkel discusses why a horse may lean, pull, and root on the reins. In this post, we will learn how to combat these common issues.

Julie Winkel gives a member tips on how to keep short reins without pulling on her horse's mouth.

Olivia Loiacono shares tips on how to stay busy in the off-season.

Rob Gage talks about finding and fixing your distance to arrive at the best takeoff spot.

Geoff Teall gives a member tips to get her horse, who had a big spook, to jump confidently from any distance.

Linda Allen explains the reasons why green horses and trained horses may have too much "hang time" over a fence and gives us some tips to fix it.