So, there is this horse that needed to get in shape. He can only be ridden once or twice a week for a slew of reasons. In order to get him into better shape so the rides can be more than just conditioning, we really want to lunge him. However, he's sort of... broken. He was severely abused on the track before we got him, with all sorts of head ( Read more... )

01. In this economy, my job is very unstable right now. There are strong indications I might lose it in the next few months. If I'm unemployed I'll need my savings for pesky necessities like bills and food and I can't make riding a necessity. I know it's commonplace for teens to volunteer at barns and work in exchange for lessons but has anyone ( Read more... )

I am going for a second interview tomorrow at a farm that will include handling, lunging, teaching, and riding. This interview is merely to see what level I am at so that they can figure out what I am worth to pay. Obviously, I want to do well so that I can get paid more. Plus, if they do not accept what I ask, I cannot work there because my ( Read more... )

Can anybody recommend a good article or website on reconditioning your horse? I've done some Googling and can only seem to find information about reconditioning a fit horse who has been on layup, or has had a muscle injury, or getting a horse in show shape after the winter. What I'm looking for is more general information about building muscle and ( Read more... )

For those of you who have worked with small ponies in the past, I have a few questions ( Read more... )

So I have a mistake and need some emergency training advice. ( Read all about it, plus a few pictures because I know you love them... )

First of all, is it longe or lunge?  I've been seeing the second one lately, though I was taught it wasn't correct ( Read more... )

Okay, guys, this is just a little follow up from my post about the Kentucky Cup Vaulting competition last week. If you remember, Sam, the horse I ride, carried the Mt. Eden ** team, because their team horse went lame. They ended up winning the ** competition, and here is the video. Sorry, it won't embed on LJ for some reason. :(

( a little more about the vid and the competition )

I don't know how interested any of you are in this, but Sam, one of the horses horse I ride to keep fit for his owner and her vaulting team, is going to be in a CVI** (that's the highest level of international vaulting competition, for the non-initiated!) team freestyle tomorrow morning at the Kentucky Horse Park. If you're interested in watching ( Read more... )

Well, I finally got my first horse! She's a 4 year old American Warmblood Society registered chestnut mare by the name of Nice Assets (I'll be calling her Breeze). I got her from a roping training barn, where she has basically been hanging out for the past 3 years of her life. She vet checked completely sound, had her teeth floated, and moved ( Read more... )