Always have in your mind that horses are unpredictable animals, not machines. Our familiarity can lead to taking liberties and accidents occurring.
How many of these practices are on your own safety list?
1. Always wear clothes and boots that are designed for riding.
2. ALWAYS wear a riding helmet that fits you correctly and complies with current standards.
3. If you are young, your horse is misbehaving, you are out of practice…
Added by Tim Stockdale on November 6, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments
Q: My horse seems to stop at a different type of fence everytime we go out. Just as I think we have mastered solid fillers then he starts spooking at flower arrangements. What should I do?
A: Make sure your horse is capable of going round the ring before you compete him. If that means you have to do more homework it is still more cost effective than wasting your entry fees. By hiring a school and practicing over a course you are doing a lot more good and putting a lot…
Added by Tim Stockdale on June 12, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment
What I am looking for in a rider is balance and empathy with their horse as a living creature. Someone who has feel for the basic paces and hopefully able to tell the right and wrong lead and the right and wrong diagonal. They need to be able to maintain a contact without being stiff and heavy and to be concise in what they are asking. This is quite important; if you ask a horse to walk on, you tell it to walk on.
Temperament in the rider
Any rider that is so…
Added by Tim Stockdale on June 5, 2009 at 8:00am — 2 Comments
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