Mounting Skills & Drills
September 22, 2020
Start to develop good habits for safety sake: Prepare. Always do a pre-flight check. Mounting Prepare your horse for riding: use the 7 Games, especially Games 4,5,6 & 7. Make sure your horse is balanced and steady, in a good position for you to get on. If you rock the pommel or saddle arm from
Lesson 9 Cont. – Saddling your horse.
September 9, 2020
Saddling is a Friendly Game. This is an aspect of the Friendly Game. Many horses are afraid of their saddle because they’ve never been allowed to make friends with it. Common breaking in methods have a horse blind-folded the first few times he is saddled. He’s never been introduced to it, never was allowed to
Lesson 9 – Saddle Savvy & Saddling
September 1, 2020
This is about saddle savvy, saddling and safety. Believe it or not, a horse and a horseman can tell how much savvy you have in the way you saddle your horse. This lesson will teach you some points about saddle safety as well as the friendly and savvy way to saddle your partner. Check your
