SHAN: What first attracted you to physical therapy for horses? JIM: When I was grooming hunter-jumpers on the show circuit, trainers and sometimes the vets...
PONCHO “a true story” First Horse – I was about 14 years old, and my family and I were living in Houston, Texas. My heart,...
As you continue to advance in your horsemanship, the posture, shape and frame of your horse’s body becomes more and more important. In this article I...
When you ride your horse, I bet you love it when you feel like there is nothing else but you and your horse … and you...
This month we will talk about advancing our horse on the cow work. In last months issue we talked about starting our horse or colt...
Athletic Circles – By now, you have introduced your horse to the hackamore, and he’s learned about both lateral and vertical flexion, as well...
You might have thought you left math behind once you finished school. Not quite! I’ve found that the “mathematics” of the dressage ring make riding with...
Horses need both mental and physical stimulation to be happy and content, which means if you don’t give your horse a job and keep his mind...
When you meet a new person, you begin learning things about him or her immediately. You ask questions, you talk, you listen. The longer you know...
The junction between the poll and the atlas is the most important junction in the horse. It’s through this portal that the nervous system, which sends...