Lateral Flexion Begin riding your horse with a simple task in mind. Riding a small circle is a good place to start. If you’ve done your...
Remember: The severity of a correction must be in proportion to the severity of the offense. You must learn to read a wrong response accurately to...
Do you ever get so busy that days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months? I’ve been covered up with too much work to TAKE...
Chances are, you played with magnets when you were younger. You understand how they work. With two magnets in your hand they are attracted and pull...
Most of us who cut don’t have to worry about staying hooked on cutting! We’re all plenty hooked on the fun, the adrenalin and our awesome...
There is an old saying that says, “You can’t teach what you don’t know.” How true this is in the horse world. You can buy a...
There is much to be learned by watching. Standing alongside an arena fence, observing riders school their mounts, often can teach one something about himself. Some...
Photos courtesy of Ross Hecox How well the horse progresses in his training by getting better at reading the rider’s cues and learning responses that gain...
Hay Creek Ranch and HCR- AZ is a vacation destination for lots of folks from lots of different locations. Some come from the local area and...
Everyone takes training their performance horse seriously. I would like to talk about another part of that training that often gets overlooked: making sure your horse...