Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Article Series 6
We often talk a lot about the horse’s body position, yet we don’t address our own position as a rider enough.
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Roy Ionson – A Story or Two
The first OQHA futurity was held at the Ionson farm in Georgetown. “I can see it right now,” said Roy. “Here’s my arena, it’s got a big wet spot in it, right inside the big doors. I got a pile of bark stripped off cedar posts and dumped a big pile of dirt on top of it and it held.”
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Article Series 5
I can’t say enough about how important transition work is in training. I believe a lot of riders don’t do enough of these in their workouts.
Horse Industry Builders Roy & Joan Ionson - To make a long story short… Part 2
The first OQHA futurity was held at the Ionson farm in Georgetown. “I can see it right now,” said Roy. “Here’s my arena, it’s got a big wet spot in it, right inside the big doors. I got a pile of bark stripped off cedar posts and dumped a big pile of dirt on top of it and it held.”
Horse Industry Builders Roy & Joan Ionson - To make a long story short… Part 1
The first OQHA futurity was held at the Ionson farm in Georgetown. “I can see it right now,” said Roy. “Here’s my arena, it’s got a big wet spot in it, right inside the big doors. I got a pile of bark stripped off cedar posts and dumped a big pile of dirt on top of it and it held.”
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu And All In To Represent Canada At The FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and her trusted partner, All In (Tango x Damiro), have accepted an invitation to compete in the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final, to be held in Gothenburg, SWE, from March 31-April 5, 2021.
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Series Article 4
I’ve done my fair share of starting two-year-olds, and I enjoy it, but I prefer working with them when they have at least 30 – 60 days of riding on them. No one trainer can be excellent across every requirement for a horse, so I send my client’s coming two-year-olds out to a professional who excels in this area. In my view, sending a two-year-old to a reputable professional is the best first education you could give your youngster. To quote Will Rogers “You never get a second chance to make ...
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Series Article 3
It used to be said, the best way to keep your show horse in good mind for the next year was to give them two months off after the show season. Now, what exactly does ‘giving your horse two months off mean?’ To one person, it might be turnout, perhaps lunging a couple times a week; maybe some trail riding or a few light rides with no reining manoeuvres. To another, it means pulling the horse’s shoes; chucking them out in the field and waving at them from a distance for two months.
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Article Series
This article is for Non-pro riders who cannot always get to see their trainer over the winter, and want a great exercise to keep their horse fit, agile, flexible and adept at moving off the rider’s cues – neck rein and legs. This exercise does all that and it reinforces the basics.
Pro and Non-Pro Reiner Article Series
Jen’s focus and passion is reining horses; training them and the riders who aspire to show them. Jen is a successful show person with many buckles and trophies. She is also a versatile and effective coach – many of her students have won awards and classes and go from strength to strength. Sharon is one of Jen’s students, her day job is training people in ‘soft skills’ with a specialty in emotional intelligence and she wrote a best-seller on the topic, called Tread Gently.