How to Mount and Dismount Your Horse
Learning how to mount and dismount safely and correctly is an essential skill for all equestrians, but it can be an intimidating skill to master…
Tag: Horse Riding Lessons
Find horse riding lessons and tips for beginners, kids, and adults. Get the online lessons, guidance on western and English horseback riding offered by Horse Illustrated.
Should I Lease or Buy a Horse?
If you’re a horse-crazy kid, then you’re familiar with reading every horse book you can get your hands on, drawing pictures, writing horse stories, and…
The 5 Lesson Horses You Meet
Horses have a wide variety of personalities and temperaments, just like people. The hardworking horses used in lesson programs and at riding camps, however, seem…
Riding is a Real Sport
Explaining to people who aren’t horse lovers that riding is a real sport can be hard. How many times have you heard “the horse does…
Riding Your Off-The-Track Thoroughbred
If you’re in the market for a horse, there’s one breed you’ll see frequently on sale websites—Thoroughbreds. Why? Because thousands of them are bred each…
Riding the Lazy Horse
Riding a lazy horse can be frustrating. It seems that all you do is squeeze, squeeze, and squeeze, with your lower legs while she ignores…
