Not going to lie, I have spent the last few weeks dealing with the drama that is owning and running a livery yard. Unfortunately we have had a bit of a spat of injuries with horses coming in with the odd cut and scrape, which on the surface should be straightforward but in actual fact have been lengthy and complicated. Thankfully everyone is on the mend now, but my poor head is pickled and I am genuinely exhausted. I have buckets full of empty sachets of antibiotics and pain

Welcome to Every Equestrian, our weekly blog series looking into the lives of 'normal' horsey people, seeing how they balance horses with the rest of their lives and hoping to show that we all have more in common in the equestrian world than we might think. Hello! I’m Naomi and I run NL Equestrian. I’m based in Northamptonshire, and I teach Natural Horsemanship. I offer a number of services to suit my clients such as confidence building, problem solving, and goal setting. Wha

Ok, so you want to ride a turn on the forehand, here’s our KA Equestrian How To guide…. What is a Turn on the Forehand? A turn on the forehand is a movement where you turn your horse’s hind quarters around his fore legs in a circular motion. You are using a sideways aid so a turn on the forehand is considered a lateral movement. Other than in the arena, you can use a turn on the forehand when you’re out hacking and needing to manoeuvre around a gate or obstacle. Why ride a Tu

Today’s blog will attempt to answer the number one question and request I get from my grass routes clients - “How can I work my horse in an outline?” It’s also one of the most difficult things to teach correctly. WHAT IS WORKING IN AN OUTLINE? ‘On the bit’ and ‘in an outline’ are generally terms that all mean the same thing. The aim is for the horse to be working forward into the contact with his quarters engaged and hind legs stepping up and under so that the horse can carry

Final Preparations Welcome to part two of a short series about mental preparation for competition. Can I suggest that you have a quick check back to my September blog post (which looked at what to do in the weeks leading up to this stage) before you start reading this. So you have done all your training and it’s now a couple of days before your big day and this is often when the nerves kick in big time and panic can arise, seemingly from nowhere. Have you done enough? Are y