Enjoy the fun of a horse trail obstacle course - and more - at the recent CMA horse campout at Montana de Oro State Park.

One of my favourite ground exercises is the Tellington Labyrinth. The labyrinth is a great way to assess your horse’s range of motion and agility, it helps a horse to focus and pay attention …

Horse obstacles

Check out these six obstacles guaranteed to make your horse more confident and have neighbors question your judgement in lawn decor. 1) Dr. Octopus (pictured above) The center PVC rotates freely in its base, moving the noodle arms with the horse as it passes through. Pinterest via barwranch.us 2. Dangly Bits Make sure this obstacle...

Traffic cone bars! Where have you been all my life? I had no clue until recently that they even existed. I stumbled upon them online and quickly acquired a pair. I mentioned in previous posts my fondness for riding through obstacles. I love incorporating them in both riding and groundwork routines. Unfortunately, the greatest difficulty…

Our rescue has lots of new toys to play with!! We're feeling pretty lucky right now. A scout from Boy Scout Troop #1, of Duncanville, Texas, decided that he wanted to do his Eagle Scout project at our horse rescue. This past weekend, he and part of his scout troop labored in the hot sun

I have been thinking an wouldn't it be fun to make a desensatizing obstacle for your horse? Where you could lead or ride your horse through? What are some...

We really enjoy mixing up normal ring riding in the winter with obstacles. These obstacles do a number of things: help us build trust with our equine partners,break up the routine ring work, andhel…