Heidi Groess Scriven’s Instagram post: “I started posting simple things like this on this page years ago for my students to just get the visuals of. But you guys seemed to like it…”

Groundwork exercises should be a crucial start to any early training regime. Here I outline five of my favourite groundwork exercises for horses!

This is the first of a two-part article about a special horse of mine named Bellagio (barn name Geo), a nine-year-old Warmblood gelding I’ve had for about three years. He is super sensitive and doesn’t have a lot of natural confidence. When he came to me he was very explosive, would react at the slightest thing, and was becoming very dangerous to ride.

These exercises involving poles will help improve your control and accuracy, as well as finessing your horse's paces

Elevate your dressage scores by perfecting the movements in which any horse can shine. Learn how to refine each maneuver.

Eventer JP Sheffield shares two exercises to improve you and your horse’s balance, rhythm and suppleness over a fence

Every trainer has a few favorite tools they rely on to get the job done. Even though different situations require different approaches, there are a few things

"It is often the slow repetitive progression through without rider interference that helps them think and slow their brain and thus, their feet... grids are great for allowing errors to happen, and providing soft, accepting space for them to figure it out through repetition without rider micromanagement." Ride along in this week's Thoroughbred Logic as Aubrey shares her logic on purpose and usefulness of grid work. Presented by Kentucky Performance Products

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In this post you'll see a list of questions to help determine if you're ready to own a horse. If you answer no to any of them you are not yet ready to own a horse. Horse's are a lot of responsibility. You want to make sure you are prepared and able to take on all that comes with owning a horse. If a child's involved there are tips to help them prove if they're responsible enough to have their own horse. #sparklesrainbowsandunicorns #buyingahorsetips #firsttimehorseowner #horseownership