If you aren’t getting the full experience with your horse that you would like to have because of confidence, please read on!

 

We work hard to help our horses become “bomb proof” and confident, well now it’s time to De-Spook You™.

 

My clients, who are Olympic hopefuls, backyard riders and everything in between, have shared with me the thousands of dollars they’ve spent on training gear, clinics, lessons, books, DVD’s, CD’s etc all to help their HORSES…

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For a while now, I have been talking with and surveying equestrians and what I found out has been most interesting.…

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10 Tips to a Healthier You, Tip 9



Get Rid of Trans Fat – trans fat is just plain awful and extremely artery

clogging. Health Canada recommends that you avoid more than 0.5g per day. Trans fat is in a lot of

processed and prepackaged foods, but it is also in a lot of butter and

milk products. Check labels carefully and avoid this artery clogging fat

that will kill you in time. …

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“Ridden hard and put away wet!” This age old expression brings to mind an image of a horse that worked rigorously and was not properly cared for. You can picture the animal galloping along, doing her…

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10 Diet Tips to a Healthier You: Tip 1

Becoming more fit for your horse has many benefits and will allow you to do more with your horse both on the ground and in the saddle. You will also get the health benefits of reducing your risk of many chronic diseases and cancers.

Becoming more fit involves a good diet and physical activity. These tips will help you get started with a good diet.One new tip will be posted each week until…

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Become More Fit for Your Horse

By Lindsey Forkun, RN, PHN, BScN

Have you ever gone to see your horse, and afterward thought “hmmm that could have gone better”?

Have you ever considered how your…

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Well I fell off the eating healthy wagon yesterday. We were only at the

horse show for the day which made it difficult to really have a

schedule. We left here at 11:30 and I had a bagel with lox and cream

cheese (light) around 10:30. By the time the afternoon performance got

over, it was almost 4:00 before we got to lunch. We ended up in an

italian place that some people we knew wanted to go to. Everything was

heavy cream and there was nothing that I would call… Continue

Comments and questions recently posted to my last blog were really excellent. I've copied them here, with some answers. Remember- you can post questions, comments and even photos for analysis to the latest Ride Fit blog. I try and respond in the next blog posting.



QUESTIONS FROM BARNMICE MEMBER, 'SIT_THE_TROT':

OK, I totally agree with this:

"we do look for alignment from the elbow through the forearm to the bit, regardless of discipline. A rider should also have softness… Continue

Hi,

I'm sitting in my training studio and it seems eerily quiet these days- except anywhere near horse show grounds. For some of you, the show season is in full swing with long days, and long weeks. It seems like the summer daylight hours just give us more time to work: more time to train, more time at the barn—and less time for other things, like off-horse exercise. And with the sun rising later and setting just a little sooner- it's like we're really trying to 'make hay while the sun… Continue

Most people will think of calling a massage therapist when their horse has a major problem. While massage is a wonderful treatment for many strains and injuries, what about the times in between when the horse appears fine? Your horse doesn't need to have an obvious existing problem in order to benefit from massage. In fact, the most effective use of…

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