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Horseback Riding for Women Over 50
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. How exciting that you have decided to take up horseback riding!. You are over 50 years old and no, you are not too old to ride or even to learn to ride for the first time! Unlike many...
Pitchfork Therapy: How Horses Benefit Our Lives
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." - Winston Churchill My evening barn chores, of course, include cleaning my horse’s stall. Except for the peaceful sounds of munching hay, it’s quiet and I’m alone with my...
How to Condition Your Horse After a Break
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. You know how it is. Life happens and sometimes our passions get pushed to the side. I’ve been out of the show pen for a while. Other priorities took over. It’s time. Time to get my horse...
Horse Show Nerves: Overcoming Choke
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. Have you ever choked in a horse show or any competition? I have been a member of our local affiliate of the National Cutting Horse Association for several years. Last year I was actively...
How to Get Out of a Riding Slump
How can something you profess to love so much suddenly become something you start to find excuses to avoid? Take heart! It happens to the best of us. Maybe you were at the top of your game. You were crushing it at the horse shows, but for some reason, now you...
Regaining Confidence after a Fall
Some people can have a fall, pick themselves up, dust themselves off, get back on their horse and carry on as if nothing had happened. But other people, especially those of us who are a bit older, find that it can be very difficult to do. The ground seems to get...
How to Maintain Your Horse Trailer
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. Regular maintenance of your horse trailer is one of the most important things you can do for the safety of your horse and yourself. Purchasing a trailer can be a costly investment....
How to Keep Your Horse Cool in the Summer
Are horses OK in summer? Ya’ll, it’s hot out there! Keep your horse cool in the summer heat! As I write this, dangerous heat is expected all over the United States this weekend. I live in a hot and humid climate, so summer is a challenge under normal conditions, but...
What to Expect When Learning to Horseback Ride
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. If learning to horseback ride has been on your bucket list for a long time, now is the time to check it out! Can you learn to ride at any age? Of course you can!. Although many...
How to Strengthen Your Core and Improve Your Riding
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. What is the “Core”? How can strengthening your core improve your riding? In this age of fitness, you undoubtedly have heard the term “strengthening your core”. So what exactly is...
Tips on Care and Feeding of the Older or Senior Horse
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. Feeding the older, senior horse has its own challenges. All of us have that special horse that has become part of the family and is our “forever horse”. When you care for your horse every...
6 Reasons You Need to Set Goals to Improve Your Riding
By its very nature, horseback riding is a very goal-oriented activity. Perhaps you are just now learning to ride, or you’re moving up through the levels, or training a young horse, or developing a fitness program for yourself and your horse. Maybe you are just now...