Judges’ Pet Peeves: Hunter & Equitation
Julie Winkel shares tips from the judge's box on how to make a good first impression with the judge. 🙈
Dressage: Getting Your Horse to Have a More Forward and Rhythmic Trot
Verena Mahin tells us how to motivate your horse to move forward and be more rhythmical at the trot.
Dressage: Troubleshooting Your Horse’s Free Walk
Verena Mahin gives a member tips to improve the free walk on her horses.
Keeping a Horse Balanced in the Corners After a Jump
Bernie offers tips on how to train a horse to stay balanced, and not run through the corner after a jump.
How to Keep Weight in Your Stirrups and Contact With Your Horse’s Side
Bernie gives a member advice who struggles, because of his conformation, to keep both weight in his stirrups and contact with his horse's sides.
How to Wrap a Horse’s Hoof for an Abscess
Bernie offers a member some advice when wrapping a horse's foot for an abscess.
Tips for Riding a Hot Horse
Jim Wofford, Denny Emerson, and Bernie Traurig talk about working with a "hot" horse.
Reasons for Quarter Cracks in Your Horse’s Hooves and Tips to Prevent Them
Farrier, Blair Cooper, discusses common causes for quarter cracks in a horse's hoof and suggestions to help prevent them.
Raised Cavaletti Work: Insurance Liabilities When Riding Unsupervised by Your Trainer
Marnye Langer of LEGISequine.com and Linda Allen discuss liability issues of jumping unsupervised by your trainer.
Choosing What Bit To Use On Your Horse
Bernie offers his popular video topic "Bits and Bitting" for free to help riders decide which bit is best for their horse.
Train Your Horse to Land Further Away and Go Forward After a Jump
Linda Allen suggests exercises a member can use to improve her mare's bascule over a fence.
Improve Your Green Horse’s Turning With These Rein Aids
Geoff Teall helps a member who is finding it hard to get her mare to turn (the neck goes but the body doesn't follow).
Exercises to Help a Sensitive Horse Get Supple and Bend Left
Bernie gives a member advice on how to enhance her mare's suppleness, with the goal of making her more even on both sides.
How to Help Riders Who Struggle to “Feel” Their Posting Diagonals
Bernie gives a member suggestions on how to teach her students to both see and feel the correct diagonal at the posting trot.
Tips for Winning the Under Saddle Class
Get the inside scoop from the judge’s box! Julie Winkel, renowned judge, trainer and clinician, tells us what judges look for in the under saddle classes.
Exercise to Stop Pulling On Your Horse’s Mouth 1-3 Strides Before the Jump
Bernie gives a member an exercise to help her stop pulling on her horse's mouth 1-3 strides out from the jump.
Dressage: How To Keep Your Horse Connected Through Transitions
Verena Mahin explains how supporting your horse in any way you can, without holding or gripping, is the art of true connection and perfect balance.
“Functional Fitness” for Riders to Combat Imbalances in Their Leg and Seat
Fitness and nutrition expert Robin Martinez shares exercises to counteract strength imbalances in the legs and hips.
Catch Riding: Suggestions to Help You See Distances on an Unfamiliar Horse
Michael Dowling gives some suggestions on how to familiarize yourself with a new horse in a hurry when catch riding.
Tips to Get a Horse Off the Forehand on the Flat and Over Jumps
Jim Wofford shares gymnastic and flatwork exercises to help a member encourage her horse to be lighter on the forehand at the canter and over jumps.