How to ride a horse western

Learn the basics of Western riding style with these tips for your horseback ride. But don't worry our cowboys will review all of this before your ride.

Going on your first Western ride? Maybe you've gone for a few, and want some extra tips? Here are my top Western Horseback Riding Tips for Beginners.

Horseback riding is a lot of coordination, when you think about it. Independently, our hands and legs do a lot of work to keep our horses balanced, straight, and moving at the correct pace–and even tempo! To effectively use our hands and legs independently, we must be able to utilize them together in harmony. While it’s not always easy to do, using our hands and legs together in horseback riding can easily be achieved with practice and focus.

Learn how to apply basic training methods to teach your horse to respond to a cue from reins placed on their neck rather than direct rein contact with the bit

This is a basic resource for 4-H members doing a horse project in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Book sections cover horse breeds, psychology, and how to choose a horse; the horse's health, care, and management; raising a foal and basic colt training; tack and equipment, both general and specific to Western, Hunt Seat, and Saddle Seat; riding and showing; and a glossary of terms. Click the "View it now" button to view or download the entire guide. Or use the supplemental file links below to…

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It’s extremely important to preserve space for your horse on the rail during a Western pleasure classes. The goal is to get your horse shown as best you can. But if you’re bottled up in a jumble of horses, that’s not possible. You must be able to maneuver your horse through tight spots, out into the open of the arena, and back to the rail without sacrificing your horse’s performance.

It's not necessarily easy, but it's simpler than you think.

Are you new to horses and worried about making mistakes when you ride? In this article, we will discuss five of the most common mistakes horse riders make.

How to handle this sticky situation. Teach your horse that bucking gets him nowhere and learn how not to make bucking become a habit.

tips for learning to ride a cantering horse, and the trot to canter transition, with confidence

How Do You Make a Horse Canter? I remember taking riding lessons and cantering on a horse for the first time. Understanding canter leads and how to ask the horse to canter was overwhelming and confusing. In this article, I’m going to break down everything you need to know to ask your horse for the […]

You might hear this term referenced along with words like "collected," "uphill/downhill," "strung out," or "half halt." All of these terms are ways to

How different are Western and English riding really?

When you feel like your legs will fall off from constantly nudging your lazy horse, you need to change your tactic to get him going.

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Good riding depends on a lot of factors, some of them out of your control. Here’s how to maximize four things you *can* control to fast-track your progress.

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