No Stirrups November: Make It Fun & Safe
A teaching post for riding instructors planning a stirrup-free stretch with students, covering how to keep the exercise fun and safe.
Visit linkMini Casa made this casa to celebrate The Riding Instructor. The Riding Instructor didn't make it and isn't affiliated with Mini Casa.
The Riding Instructor is a blog with many articles for people who teach riding and people who take lessons.
Teaching and learning advice for riding instructors and students.
A teaching post for riding instructors planning a stirrup-free stretch with students, covering how to keep the exercise fun and safe.
Visit linkAn essay that moves past the pressure-and-release approach to describe what horsemanship looks and feels like when it is done well. It sits beside a companion piece on collection, which questions what passes for collection in the saddle.
Visit linkThe Riding Instructor is written for two audiences: people who teach riding and the students who take lessons. Its teaching pieces cover why people teach riding and how to bring an adult re-entry rider back to the saddle. Its horse-focused essays take on pressure-and-release training, collection, and the foundations of horsemanship. Its heel-position series, Get Those Heels Down, starts at part 1. The site is run by a founder with a background in teaching riding, and its Newsletter has its own page on the site.
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