We wanted to provide more resources to assist not only our riders and instructors, but to help others, too. You don't have to wait for your next riding lesson or even your first one. Read on to find out how and why we went to all this effort. Riding is much more than just getting on a horse's back and then riding off into the sunset. There is so much to learn that it is next to impossible to cover everything in weekly riding lessons.
Subjects are varied and many.
Every rider should know the basics of stable management, horse care, conformation, some basic understanding of the different riding styles and techniques, breeds and the list of topics goes on. If a rider wishes to go on to an intermediate or an advanced level, then you can add in, biomechanics of the horse, study of all the classical masters and methods of the past, in-depth study of different training techniques as well as learning how to ride advanced movements. During a riding lesson we unfortunately have to focus on how to do something, versus why it works, or many of the other subjects mentioned above. We have to remember there is only so much time available during any riding lesson. We also run into another dilema when teaching during the riding lesson.