Exercise to Follow the Motion of a Horse’s Canter With Your Hips and Seat
Bernie emphasizes why continued lunging without stirrups can help a rider learn to relax their hips and sink into the horse so they can follow the motion of the canter.
What to Do When Your Horse Stops at Jumps at Shows
Bernie shares techniques on what to do when your horse stops at a jump. He offers advice for a horse that does this out of bad habit and for a green horse unfamiliar with a new jump.
Retraining a Jumper for Hunter Derbies and Equitation
Geoff Teall shares a strategy for turning a forward jumper into a equitation and/or hunter derby horse.
Stop Your Horse From Getting Disunited at the Canter on Course
Bernie discusses how proper use of your rein and leg aids can keep a horse from getting disunited at the canter.
Training an Eventing Horse to get Comfortable with Water Drop Jumps
Denny Emerson and Olivia Loiacono share tips for training your event horse to jump water obstacles on the cross country course.
Dressage: Exercises to Develop Suspension in the Trot
Verena Mahin shares exercises to develop a dressage horse's "lengthened trot", "medium trot” and "extended trot”.
How Much to School a 5-Year-Old Horse Per Week
Bernie lends his advice on how much jumping a 5-year old horse should do each week.
How to Improve Your Horse’s Front End and Jumping Technique
Bernie shares an exercise for a member who asked for help encouraging her jumper to be more careful with its front end at verticals.
Keep Your Horse Straight Out of the Corner to a Jump
Geoff Teall gives a member advice on how to get her hunter horse straight when he bulges right out of the corner and drifts right in lines on course.
How To Introduce Your Horse To A Water Jump
Bernie gives a member advice on how to train her horse over a liverpool and water jump at home in preparation for a horse show.
How To Stop Your Leg From Sliding Back in the Air Over Jumps
Julie Winkel shares exercises over jumps that you can do to help control your lower leg and prevent it from slipping back in the air over jumps.
Exercises to Strengthen a Horse’s Hindquarters
Hill work, pole work and stretching are all key ingredients to building a strong hindquarters on your horse.
Tips To Help A Horse With A Short Stride Get Down Lines
Bernie gives a member suggestions on how to help lengthen her horse's canter stride so she can get down lines in the correct amount of strides.
How To Stop Your Horse From Being Lazy On The Flat
Bernie shares tips on how to keep your horse from getting "lazy" when doing flatwork.
Learn How to Stop Circling In Front of a Jump When You Don’t See the Distance
A member asks Bernie's advice on how not to circle in front of the fence when you don't see a distance to the jump on a green horse.
Conquering First Show Nerves and Fire Breathing Dragons
Adult rider Beth shares her inspirational story of getting back in the tack after a fall and the challenges of returning to the show ring.
The Following Arm: Old Fashioned or a Lost Art?
A lot of the top professionals in the sport share the same philosophy on the subject of releases, and we also have the common goal of spreading more awareness of its importance and especially when the timing is right, developing the following hand (arm), or Automatic Release as it’s called today.
Back In The Saddle Again
Have you decided to start riding again after taking a long break from the sport? It's not as easy as it was when you started. But not to worry, we have some insightful advice on common issues, like fear and fitness, for those of you getting "back in the saddle."
Heels Down!
As riders, we’ve all heard our coaches say “heels down” time and again. Here are three exercises you can do with your stirrups to help get your heels down and leg stronger.
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