Riding is joyful, once you get past depression Across many online horse forums, I have seen an...
Author - Lindsey Rains
What Horses Can Teach Us About Relational Repair
Fix the ties that bind Brace yourselves, it’s about to get deep up in here. If you’re anything like...
Punishing Your Horse is Not the Point
Off to a bad start Sahara, a six-year-old beautiful bay Arabian mare, was arriving today. There is...
How to Challenge the Challenging Horse
Bringing out the best from your equine partner Over the years of riding and meeting many horses...
How to Not Lose Your Nerve in a Horse Riding Lesson
Check your fears at the barn door — for good In the early days of my riding journey, I used...
5 Bits of Advice for the Intermediate Horse Rider
Things I wish I’d known as a horse rookie Intermediate level — it’s an incredible...
10 Steps to Teach Your Horse to Walk on the Lunge Line
Walk, don’t speed Does your horse only like to trot and canter on the lunge line? Does he go...
Why I Ditched the “Hope for the Best, Expect the Worst...
Shift your expectations There are so many variables that go into horse riding. We are essentially...
How to Ride So Your Horse is Attuned to You
Balanced communication with your horse Is there a better feeling for an equestrian than the moment...
Case Study: Rose – Session One
Rose Begins to Bloom Meet Rose, a vivacious, ten-year-old chestnut paint. Half Saddlebred and half...
Case Study: Chip – Session One
Chip Learns a Bit More In a different post, I introduced Rose to you, a spirited and affectionate...
Is Buying a Horse Within Your Budget?
Purchase Price + Lots More We were going to have this talk sooner or later, so we might as well get...
5 Tips to Boost Your Training Program
Improving via Good Planning Before you think this post is just for riders with years of experience...
Boundaries in Horsemanship
Boundaries are Basically Behavior Fences All relationships need healthy boundaries, and that...
Bareback Training for a Green Horse
Did I Say Bright Green? Summer is officially upon us. Trail rides aside, we have been having great...
Sand Colic: How to Protect Your Horse
Healthy and Happy Sand Colic is something I hadn’t heard about until I started working at a barn...
The Trainer Who Changed Everything
Many trainers are good — few are great In my younger riding years, I spent a lot of time in...
Why Horses Are Dangerous (But Worth the Risk!)
Every activity has risks, and horse riding is no exception When I began horseback riding seriously...