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Horse Riding and Training

Horse Illustrated‘s riding and training articles cover a variety of disciplines, training techniques, how to get started with horses, and much more. This category includes articles about English and Western riding, trail and recreational riding, horse shows and competitions, all of the various disciplines, groundwork, natural horsemanship, camps, lessons, and youth and collegiate topics. Examples of articles include how to get started in different disciplines, juggling horses and life, how to be a better rider, tips for western and English riders, improving your jumping, stories from horse people about their equestrian adventures, dealing with issues during outings on your horse, and much more.

Joe Misner and His Wild Horsemanship Certification Program

Sometimes horses, like people, need a leg up in life. That’s where Joe Misner comes in. Growing up in Alaska…

7 days ago

Perfect Your Reining and Working Cow Horse Turns

To compete in reining or working cow horse competitions, your horse will need to turn quickly in response to your…

2 weeks ago

Regaining Confidence as a Rider

If you’ve ridden horses for any length of time, you know that falling is part of the process. Some riders…

2 weeks ago

The National Drive: The Largest Gathering for Horse Driving

Sometime in the early 2000s, Mike Lyon and Colonel Davis, along with other members of the horse driving community, hatched…

3 weeks ago

8 Must-Know Arena Tracks

An excerpt from Arena Tracks by Christian Baier. These classical tracks are ultimately at the foundation of everything we are…

2 months ago

What’s Really Causing Bad Rides?

You’ve heard horse owners evaluate rides and their horse's behavior as they hop off, maybe something like: “He was such…

2 months ago

Borrowing Horses as a Horseless Rider

I jokingly call myself a moocher because I ride horses, but I haven’t owned one for years. For nearly a…

2 months ago

Horse Safety: Riding on the Road

Saddling up and going for a ride typically means riding across open fields or along designated horse trails. Nowadays, it’s…

2 months ago

Wildlife Safety While Trail Riding

Riding in California’s wooded areas filled with towering oak trees and high sagebrush is one of my favorite things to…

2 months ago

What Causes Riding Anxiety?

An excerpt from Neuroathletics for Riders by Marc Nölke about what causes riding anxiety. Safe or Unsafe? The human brain…

2 months ago