Why Unmounted Lessons Fail
Do your students appreciate ALL aspects of horsemanship, and look forward to lesson time whether that lesson is mounted or unmounted?
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Nail Your Student Newsletters – with a Template!
We like our communication with students to be effective and efficient, which is why we think newsletters from our equine business are well worth the time they take to put together.
Are You Ready for Summer Horse Camp?
Summer horse camp season can be intense, but you’ll enjoy it more when you’re prepared with proven camp schedules, lesson plans, horsey crafts and fun unmounted activities.
23 Lessons We Learned from Running a Riding School
Here are 23 nuggets of wisdom we’ve learned over the past two decades of teaching about horses and riding… some of it the hard way!
5 Secret Goals for Teaching Teal Level Horsemanship
Teal Level students can excel at any competitive discipline they choose, English or Western, in the arena or in wide open spaces. They have the skill set to learn how to train or to teach, if their heart pulls them in that direction.
The Trick to Treats: How to Safely Use Food Rewards in a Lesson Program
It takes knowledge, timing and some thoughtful horse training to use food rewards ethically and safely.
Eight Creative Ideas to Boost Your Riding School Revenue
Running a profitable horse business during tough economic times requires some careful budgeting and the willingness to adapt – and to think outside the box.
Keeping School Horses Sane
It takes happy horses to make happy customers … and if your horses aren’t happy, then we think your business is missing the point!
More Unmounted Games For Horse Camps and Riding Lessons
Every equine learning game should broaden or deepen students’ knowledge AND leave them with a taste for more – whether they’re in or out of the saddle.
Too Hot to Trot: How to Teach Safe Summer Riding Lessons
Six creative ideas for keeping students and horses safe in horse camps and riding lessons during hot weather.
Six Fun Horse Camps Your Students Will Love
Our proven specialty horsemanship camps will give new life to your summer riding program – and help you create memorable experiences for students and instructors!
Teach Ground Training Skills – and Connection – with HorseCentered Levels
Our new three-step ground training curriculum is inspired by years of experience with natural horsemanship and positive reinforcement training – but it’s designed to let you teach lessons with your own training philosophy.
Are Your Students Ready to Jump?
It’s a good idea for ALL students to learn low jumping skills, no matter what riding discipline they prefer – and thorough preparation is key to ensuring a safe, successful introduction to riding over fences.
5 Ways to Attract New Students Using Social Media
Social media is a wonderful tool for reaching new students for your program. At the same time, I know your plate feels very full with running a riding program, caring for horses, and everything in between. So make a choice to do what works for YOU.
Fostering Authentic Connections with Horses through Equine-Facilitated Learning
By introducing Equine-Facilitated Learning into traditional riding programs, students can create a deeper relationship with their school horse, lease horse, or personal horse from the ground up.
Valentine’s Day Riding Lessons
Valentine’s Day can be a good opportunity to celebrate the bond between horse and human with holiday-themed riding and groundwork lessons.
Longe Lessons Your Students Will Love
Like any other lesson, longe sessions should be thoughtful, varied, and FUN. Think beyond endless circles of sitting trot – with a little creativity, your students will look forward to longe line days, and may even ask you for more!
22 Ways to Level Up Your Riding Lesson Program in 2022
After all, everything we do comes from a love of a horses… it will keep us learning, growing, and striving to do our best for our horses and students – and attracting clients who are equally invested in leveling up their horsemanship!
5 Secret Goals for Teaching Purple Level Horsemanship
Our goals for teaching Purple Level are all about helping these intermediate horsemanship students reach for their own equestrian dreams.
Build a Library for Teaching Hands-On Unmounted Lessons
Building a resource library of teaching tools for unmounted lessons establishes that you take unmounted education seriously, which helps your students to do the same.
Unmounted Lessons Your Students Will Love
…These lessons can all be taught indoors or outdoors, without school horse participation, making them compatible with rainy days and unmounted camp sessions.
Help Your Horsemanship Students Ride Through The Seasonal Time-Crunch
The short days of winter can be challenging for everyone — but we have the ability to help our riding students make the most of their limited time.
Teach Better Horseback Riding Lessons with Mounted Games
Although formal mounted games competitions can be enjoyable and valuable, you don’t need much structure to make games work for your lesson students.
Never Say Never: How To Teach “Right” and “Wrong” in Horseback Riding Lessons
By teaching students to look beyond the “right way” and the “wrong way,” we can help them learn to determine the best way for every horse and situation they encounter, making them safer, happier equestrians!
