Archive for February, 2010

Teaching Kids to Ride Horses

Look for a new book, Whoa means Whoa!due out April 1. Although I find horses far easier to teach than people, I realized that I had a talent for teaching anyone how to ride. There are many books written by far greater horseman. However I was encouraged by my students to create this guide which [...]

Sat February 27th, 2010 by laurel
Posted in Cari Swanson, Clinics, Jumping, Rex Peterson, Teaching Kids How to Ride Horses, Training | Comments | PermaLink

Sylvester-Disney Film about Eventing

In 1985, Disney produced a film called Sylvester about a grey horse who becomes an eventing super horse ridden by a young girl portrayed by Melissa Gilbert. Several horses were used to play Sylvester. Supertramp was cast because of his tremendous scope and ability. He is seen here jumping this enormous red pick up for [...]

Tue February 23rd, 2010 by laurel
Posted in Clinics, Cross Country, Horses in Film, Jumping, Rex Peterson Horse Wisdom Training, Training | Comments | PermaLink

New Dressage Tests for Eventing

check out the new dressage tests online and prepare to ride the best scores of your life. Practice makes perfect, so get out there and learn the tests by riding them, one section at a time. It is very helpful to ride several horses in the pattern to commit it to your memory. This is [...]

Fri February 12th, 2010 by laurel
Posted in Clinics, Cross Country, Jumping, shows, Training | Comments | PermaLink