Pole Bending Overview
A trainer gives step-by-step advice on this exciting western sport.
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Speed Up Your Barrel Racing Pattern
Speed up your barrel pattern when your horse is ready for the challenge.
Western Dressage Overview
It’s a little bit dressage, a little bit western, and a whole lot of fun!
Riding Your Horse on Hills
Ready to ride out of the arena and on a trail with sloping hills or dramatic angles? You’ll need to know how to position yourself…
Barrel Racing Drills to Improve Your Pattern
You know the barrel racing pattern, and you’ve started taking your horses to gymkhanas and play days. Now it’s time to refine your approach and…
Improve Your Reining Sliding Stops
You’ve seen reining horses lope, speed up, then slide to a dramatic sliding stop. What does it take to ride through this stop and keep…
Riding on a Loose Rein
Being able to ride your horse on a loose rein can be helpful in a variety of situations, like competing in certain western classes or…
The Extended Western Gaits
Walk. Jog. Lope. Most of us know about these gaits, but did you know there are three more variations in between? They are extended western…
Western Lesson: Better Barrel Turns
Barrel racing is all about seconds, and you’ll do anything to scrape off a tenth of a second here and there to get closer to…
