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How To: Turning Aids

How to turn your horse by cueing with your body instead of your reins.
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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #1 Establishing Boundaries

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #2 Standing Still and Nose Control

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: The Difference Between the Leading Rein & Direct Rein

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Riding Bridleless with a Neck Rope

Do you want to learn to ride your horse without a bridle? To me, the ultimate sign of true unity, trust and respect between a horse and the rider is when you can remove the
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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #3, Leadline Boundaries

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #15 Leading & Ground Tying Refresher

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #16 Circling

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Backing Cue

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #7 Rating Speed (& Handling the Emotional Horse)

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #12, Round Pen

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Using Indirect Rein

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #8 All Leadline Manners Continued

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #9 Trotting in Hand

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #11 Leadline Refresher

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Using the Gears of Your Seat

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Spiraling into the Pivot

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Turning Your Horse Without Using the Reins

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Ground Manners #5 Leadline Refresher

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Daily Dose of Horsemanship Homework: Stopping Your Horse Without Using the Reins

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Relationship Fix Series

Relationship Fix Series   Bonding Dos and Don’ts   By Julie Goodnight with Heidi Melocco   Top trainer Julie Goodnight discusses how to show your horse affection without deteriorating your leadership in your herd of
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Ride By The Seat Of Your Pants

Dear Julie, I have been riding and taking lessons for two years. I am steadily progressing but sometimes it seems like the further I get, the less I know! I was originally taught to squeeze
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Riding Skills: Connecting And Coordinating The Natural Aids

Question Category: Riding Skills Question: How do you teach riders to use all the natural aids together–leg and rein aids? Answer: The natural aids are the best tools the rider has to communicate with the
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