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Riding Advice

Schooling in 35 minutes

We know Your Horse readers are busy people with jobs to do, children to feed as well as horses to ride. Here Spencer Wilton sets out a time frame to ensure that you can fit your schooling session neatly into 35 minutes!.

Click here to see Spencer's schedule... 

Improve your paces

Every horse moves differently so it’s important to know what paces should ideally look like and also how to improve them if they’re not quite cutting the mustard.

Here Anna Ross-Davies talks about what she looks for in a horse’s paces and how to develop them over time...

Step by step to long-reining

Long-reining is a great way to introduce your horse to new aids, improve acceptance and submission, and introduce lateral work. But it needs to be done carefully, always bearing in mind that your horse may not understand what you’re asking of him.

Fred and Rowena are experts, so here, with ex-racehorse Oscar, they give you a step-by-step guide to long-reining, as well as advice on what you should expect...

Teaching manners

Cowboys have a reputation for being a rather rowdy, undisciplined bunch, but their horses are among the most obedient on the planet.

We roped Reining Champion Shane Boorland into demonstrating how to teach your horse to be well mannered...