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I dont know if this will work for you . It is a variation of and preparation for riding canter trot transitions going large. I was asked...

I am sorry for both the loss of your horse and your deciding that you havent the time and energy to start over with another. But let me...

I think there are definitely different teaching styles and horses being clever can often cope with being ridden in more than one style...

Depends what you mean by conventional. Not only are there different styles of riding, but those styles change over time. I started with...

It is possible that we all long for the dog we had as a child. I grew up with a wire haired fox terrier - a wedding present to my mother...

I went to man Mark Rashid clinics over the years and he showed two different ways of mounting, that is of teaching a horse to standstill...

How high are your blocks?

I admired the black boots worn by a retired army officer whom I follow on Twitter and he replied they were short boots worn with...

Me too. It isnt 'seems'. One does get shorter in old age. NHS measure old people so it is official. I need a higher mounting block so...

Yes, things are new. The development of safety helmets for cyclists has altered horse riding helmets too. Falling from a horse is not...

The Globe theatre sold sweat shirts with the Macbeth warning "Something Wicked This Way Comes". I drafted it on a custom high viz...

I started proper riding when I was 61. I went to the best local RS, BHS registered. I had 2 half hour private lessons each week always...

After a 9 year break I've returned to horses this year and my top tip is go back to riding school. Find a decent school with nice, well...

Woofwear dont seem to make them any longer but there are several other brands, if you Google, e.g. Rheingold, Stormchase, Toggi.