In the world of equestrians, more time than not we are concerned with how we look over fences. In many ways, this has become more of an aesthetic quality as opposed to a quality that displays how in balance a rider is with their horse. I often tell my students that equ...

I absolutely love this exercise for every level of horse. It hits so many nails on the head for your training that you don’t need to drill it for too long.

Let’s start by taking a gander at our old friend, The German Training Scale.

What a beauty. Am I right? This scale...

I’m a fan of gridwork. Poles are your friend. I never really see a reason to practice “height” with horses until they have a solid foundation on their groundwork, flatwork, and polework. Even with my upper level mounts, I always make sure I do more of these types of ex...