sarah myles

Show Jumping Exercises - Trotting Poles

Start to teach your horse to jump with these trotting poles exercises. When you are teaching your horse to do showjumping, they must develop an ‘eye for a stride’ so they know where to put their feet without falling over so it is a great idea to start wit... Read >

Pony and Horse Color Explained

There are many horses colours and pony colours and this horse colour chart explains the basic colors and also a few more unusual horse coat colours. Did you know?! The coat colour of your horse or pony can tell you what colour they are. If you are ... Read >

How To Groom A Horse

Grooming a horse needs various grooming tools. Know what to keep in your horse grooming kit and learn about cleaning a horse using the correct grooming equipment as well as other handy horse grooming tips. To have a clean horse, there are some ess... Read >

Horse Training Tips

Horses are far easier to train once you realize that they don't always react the same way you would expect a person would react. Good horse trainers already understand these instincts and techniques and that is why they get results! Remember that a... Read >

Horse Tack

Steps on how to tack up a horse , or how to saddle your pony or is it how to put the gear on your horse. Why do horses bite when you do the girth up and what does the word ‘tack' mean anyway? The steps for knowing how to tack up your horse ar... Read >

Horse Safety

When you understand horses how horses think, they will be much safer to handle, catch and ride. Horses have been domesticated, but they still have many of the instincts from their ancestors. Good horsemen understand these instincts and consider them to be... Read >

Horse Rider Exercises

We can all improve our riding and these horse riding exercises increase our horse's ability to stay supple and evenly balanced when we ride. The best way to help a horse be supple and balanced is for us, as riders, to be supple and balanced! An ... Read >

Horse Markings

It is easy to tell the differences between horses and ponies when they are a different color, but many horses also have white markings to make them different as well. These horse markings are often on the head and legs and are usually white. The ... Read >

Training Horses – Gaits of the Horse

The common gaits of the horse are walk, trot, canter and gallop. Understanding the sequence of legs and the way a horse moves is essential in the training of the horse. Did you know?! Your horse or pony can use his legs in different ways so that h... Read >

Dressage Training Tips – Riding Circles

Learn how to ride and train a good dressage circle. It is a combination of the rider training the horse to be supple and balanced in the circle and then the rider performing an accurate circle. How often do you train circles when preparing for a dr... Read >