Work and Fun as a Rider, Instructor, and Trainer at Riding Right, an Equestrian Center in Cambridge, NY
The management of horses requires a daily dose of seeing theory turned into reality. A great part of my job and my life here on the farm is helping to educate people about horse behavior and how to deal with it. One of the first things I tell people coming to the farm is about [...]
As long as we’re talking about safety, here’s a real-world example of the need to be aware of the ways horses can get themselves into trouble. It takes real imagination to figure out all the ways horses can get into difficulties. Here at Riding Right we just got a new trailer, and part of the [...]
With this weekend’s weather looking pretty hot the subject of heat and horses comes to mind. As we ride in the height of Summer, overheating becomes a possible concern. What are the signs of an overheated horse? -Like people, horses stop sweating when they’re overheated. It’s called anhydrosis, and it simply means that the horse’s [...]
Since I’m on a jumping theme this week today’s thoughts are about safety. It’s one thing to jump at a professional riding center, but what if you want to do some jumping in your own back yard? -Never jump alone. If you come off and are seriously hurt, you need to be someplace where help [...]
Jumping in the indoor arena is fine. We do it and plenty of other barns do it too. But there’s something refreshing when it’s finally spring and the weather is more reliable when we move the jumps to the outdoor arena. Bigger space means a larger number of jumps can be used. This of course [...]