Equestrian Skill Builders

Easy ways to improve your horse riding. there are many ways to improve your riding with riding exercises, horse riding exercises and jumping schooling riding exercises but these 5 ways of improving your riding are so easy they may be overlooked by the average equestrian.

Horse riding self Discipline - Would you like to be perceived as a knowledgeable horse person? As a competent rider able to get things done? It all comes down to how you think about yourself. http://www.thistleridgestables.com/horse-riding-self-disci/

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If it were easy everyone would be doing it. Just because it’s easier doesn’t mean it’s better or correct. This goes for your horse training. I'm thinking draw reins here! It takes a long time to develop the strength and muscles to have your horse go properly. Beware of shortcuts

It's that time of year... Here is a collection of what to do with your horse's thick winter coat as it startes to shed out. Basic spring grooming tips - https://extension.psu.edu/begin-your-horses-spring-grooming... the physiology of shedding - it isn't the temperature that makes a horse shed out... it's the light - https://equigroomer.com/your-horses-spring-shedding-what-y/ Looking for short cuts to your grooming routine? look no further - http://www.thistleridgestables.com/grooming-short-cuts/

10 Ridiculously Easy Ways to Improve your riding: 1. Switch your mindset from being a passenger to being a "rider"/trainer. If your "go to" is to sit up there and see what happens and deal with it, now's the time to change that and start DIRECTING what is happening. 2. Start small and build life long habits and discipline.... It may be too much to do a whole month without stirrups, so, just try 5 minutes at the beginning (or end) of each ride. and build on that. 3. Pick one exercise and stick with it. don't try to perfect it, just make it better. If your circles are bad, then plan your ride to improve your circles. Actually set out an exercise that will help you. Put out some cones, get a lunge line and set out poles, be inventive and have a purpose. but don't jump to a new exercise until you have improved the one you have set out to improve. 4. Find your (and your horse's sweet spot) This means if you are tired and finished what you wanted to get done in 30 minutes, then leave it at 30 minutes. Llikewise, if you think that 60 minutes or more is what you need to do then great. Keep working. ... read the rest right here http://www.thistleridgestables.com/10-ridiculously-easy-wa/

Today we will discuss our favorite thing that happenend in 2020. We will also review a video that someone has sent in. Thanks you some exercises to develop trust with your horse. answer the age old question.... Why do horses rush/have tension and what we can do about it.... Plus other excellent information. See more

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How to Improve your hunter round - a collection of important links Looking for ALL those TIPS that everyone keeps secret?... How hunter score the round - a youtube link from a hunter judge http://ow.ly/KIP650CV2kw Three favorite hunter Jumper exercises from http://ow.ly/Rzie50CV2kv - http://ow.ly/Hjx050CV2kz From HorseJournals - Developing a stronger foundation for your position - http://ow.ly/Jhru50CV2kt

This was the most amazing interview yet. Laura King of Summit Hypnosis & Wellness shared some v. deep infoThis was the most amazing interview yet. Laura King of Summit Hypnosis & Wellness shared some v. deep info

Horse riding confidence If you have ever found yourself lacking confidence in your riding then consider reading these effective articles to get yourself back in the saddle with more confidence. Some of us are getting back intot he saddle again after a bad fall or just getting your confidence after a un-inspired ride. ... 1. How to get yourself back into the saddle with confidence - https://www.horsejournals.com/7-most-effective-techniques-r 2. Does fear paralize you? Read these tips to help stop fear in its tracks - https://horseandrider.com/western-hors/fear-of-riding-13179 3. IN a related article, here are some ways you can banish show ring riding nerves. http://www.thistleridgestables.com/riding-nerves/

It's today! Join us live on Facebook or youtube where we will be talking about horse riding confidence with our guest Laura King of Summit Hypnosis and Wellness. "If you are an equestrian, you know riding requires athletic agility and stamina for both rider and horse.Because the horse responds directly to your emotions and commands, it also requires that you remain calm while performing in front of a crowd. Add the extremely competitive nature of competitive riding, and it ca...n sometimes be too much to handle. Competitive riding requires the rider to have complete mental confidence in themselves and their horse. We see equestrians in our offices who have lost confidence in their riding ability who go on to earn many trophies and ribbons." ~ from the Summit Wellness website. #horseshowlife #horseplanet #horsesofig #horseselfie #equitation #hunterjumper #hunterjumpers #horsesoftheday #equitationhorse #equitationrider #equestrianproblems #equestrianblogger #equestriansport #aremyheelsdown #equestrianskillbuilders #laurakellandmay #dreamhorse #healthyhorse

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i recently got asked this question... What is your most important "must - have" when you are purchasing a horse? For me, the horse has to be suitable for me. That sounds like a cop out i know, but the hrose has to have a personality that suits me. What I would buy now is not something that I would have purchased a few years ago.... The horse has to be kind and willing. As someone said to me recently, you you can't train a good mind. There are a lot of things you can train but a good mind isn't one of them. Photo credit - Laura Kelland-May

In Case You Missed It - We're going LIVE Saturday - https://mailchi.mp//in-case-you-missed-it-were-going-live- My guest Laura King will be providing first hand information about how confidence can affect you AND your horse's performance.

If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten. Tony Robbins This is where you have to implement those changes. Those tiny bits of progress that over time, add up to massive change.... When you focus on the end result, and the huge changes you would like to see, you get overwhelmed and your motivation plummets. Instead, think of a small change in the right direction.

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Read this collectio of articles featuring how to develop your horse's Lateral and longitudinal suppleness 1. Read how to improve your horse's lateral and longitudinal suppleness - https://howtodressage.com/troubl/improve-horses-suppleness/... 2. Get your horse bending and supple with this simple circle set up. Riding two poles on a circle is all you really need. - http://www.thistleridgestables.com/horse-training-lateral-/ 3. Understand how to set up jumps to improve your horse's suppleness - read it here https://www.horsejournals.com/jumping-exercises-suppleness