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Counter-Canter, Counter-Flexion: An Exercise by Raymond the Horse
If horses could talk, what would they say about the exercises we ask them to do and the movements we have them perform? Grand Prix dressage rider and popular equestrian...
The First Ride: Analyzing a Horse on the Flat
Doug Payne is a well-known equestrian on the international scene, perhaps most recognized as the eventer-most-likely-to-wear-a-helmet-cam. His pulse-quickening videos are seemingly everywhere, leaving hundreds of would-be riders dizzy from their...
Walk This Way! 3 Common Gait Problems and Their Solutions
Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg was accepted as a student at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna in 1960 and rose rapidly under the tutelage of Colonel Alois Podhajsky to become the youngest...
An All New Look for Great Horse Books
For over 30 years, a small group of horse people based on a farm in rural Vermont has produced books and DVDs on all things horse. An enterprise that began...
Horsepower: Getting Energy Under Saddle, When and Where You Want It
Horsepower…it’s what revs that Ferrari’s engine and makes the chainsaw growl. The term is said to have been invented by the engineer James Watt who was famous for his work to...
Saying Goodbye to the Horse You Love
When you truly love someone, it isn’t just about holding on. It is also about letting go. This Valentine’s Day remember those who are no longer part of your life,...
The Myth of Equine Hierarchy?
Dare we ask whether the concept of equine hierarchy is indeed the primary means of understanding horses and the foundation upon which all training should be built? In their new...
Cover Girl Lori Northrup: Riding a Gaited Horse with a Dressage Master
Sometimes we need to seek out the perfect cover image for one of our new books or DVDs. Usually, we have a general sense of what we’re looking for: a...
Sit on Your Hands to Ride Better
We all want to communicate with our horses in ways they can understand. When riding, that communication is dependent on our aids. What we might not realize is just knowing...
Half-Halts Everyone Can Understand (No, Really)
No one can give us the skinny on how to do an honest-to-goodness half-halt like motivational speaker and dressage rider Jane Savoie. She gets that this integral part of, well,...
Mark Rashid on Overflexion
“A common problem with lateral flexion is that even when done correctly…it is simply practiced too much,” writes renowned horseman Mark Rashid in his new book FINDING THE MISSED PATH: THE...
The Best Horse Books and DVDs of 2016
Every year as we turn the page on one year and look forward to the next, we glance back through the months prior and the books and DVDs we published....