The stories we tell about our horses as partners may just be stories after all. We have far too many dominance expectations in our...

Deliberate practice is defined as being effortful in nature, with the main goal of personal improvement of performance rather than...

Humans have been riding horses for thousands of years and have forgotten more than we’ve learned. Where once we relied on and laboured...

Capacity is what our horse is capable of doing at the moment compared to potential which is what our horse may be capable of in the...

As simple as it seems, without the skills of go, steer, and stop, we wouldn’t be able to compete in any mounted horse sport except bronc...

EC has determined all coaches at recognized shows need to be licensed. It’s a good move, but it still won’t assist in determining what...

We are taught to use our legs to lift heavy loads. Squat down and use the large muscles in our legs to save our backs from strain. We...

Emphasis is always on getting the horse straight. All the top trainers say make sure your horse is straight. So how do you evaluate...

Thoughts on learning and teaching how to encourage better horse riding skill.

In equestrian sports we don't have a nuanced language to separate the constituent qualities of our trainer. Horse shows want to call them...