Ground driving is a useful training technique for trail horses and a wonderful way of exercising horses beyond walking with them. It teaches horses the essentials of becoming a good and safe riding horse and is a great preparation for riding and driving. Ground driving your horse outside is a great confidence booster for youContinue reading “Horse Podcast Ep 296: Ground Driving Your Horse”
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Horse Podcast Ep 202: The Making of a Trail Horse
People often say “It’s just a trail horse!” which implies that a trail horse is a horse which can only walk straight and nothing else. It could not be further from the truth. A good trail horse is light and responsive and a good trail horse is confident and trusts in its rider. But aboveContinue reading “Horse Podcast Ep 202: The Making of a Trail Horse”
Horse Podcast Ep 130: Trails Skills: Ponying Horses
Today I am talking about a valuable skill for trail riders: Ponying Horses. This basically means, leading a horse while riding another. It is a skillset which comes in handy while training young horses, leading a packhorse, riding with a young child or a beginner or bringing home the horse of an injured rider. InContinue reading “Horse Podcast Ep 130: Trails Skills: Ponying Horses”
Horse Podcast Ep 68: Saving the Wild Horses of New Zealand
On today’s episode Ute talks with Kelly Wilson, one of the Wilson Sisters, who have been at the frontline to save and popularise the feral Kaimanawa horses of New Zealand’s North Island. Kelly and her sisters grew up around horses and have been all successful show jumpers even before they discovered the Kaimanawa horses. OnceContinue reading “Horse Podcast Ep 68: Saving the Wild Horses of New Zealand”