ON SALE NOW!   Half Price Sale ENDING SOON!  Only $30.  This beautiful 3 DVD Set (NOT A DOWNLOAD) in a jewel case posted to you is ideal as a gift.  For all riding sports and all levels to know what to look for and improve the rider’s seat and position. Gala Evening Masterclass 3 DVD [...]

A great tip to check upper body balance – using the rider’s elbows as a measuring tool instead of “guessing” what the shoulders are doing.

UPDATE: 2011 Full Circle Moment As I write this I am sitting on the beach in BEAUTIFUL Rosarita Beach, Mexico. Yesterday was a ‘full circle moment’ for me. I actually wrote most of this article years and years ago and was up on our old website forever…but riding yesterday and realising that most people think [...]

Update – Shauna Kelly recently passed away peacefully and your prayers are asked for the remainder of Colleen’s family for Christmas 2011. I just wanted to say to everyone “thank you for your prayers” at this difficult time. ♥   Thank you for your patience in my delay in returning emails ♥   Thank you for [...]

Just today someone mentioned Dr. Reiner Klimke and “classic dressage”…which got me to thinking…what did they really look like back then? Boy!  hasn’t dressage changed! Here’s Dr. Klimke’s gold medal winning ride at Los Angeles, Burbank, now home of the Los Angeles Equestrian Center.

Colleen Kelly has been fundraising for Riding for Disabled for yrs, but sometimes helpers need help! We have stated a “Help Colleen Compete Again” fundrazr page.  We are asking for help to get Colleen out competing again.  Most of you know how far she has come… 2 yrs ago in hospital for 2 months and [...]

Tempo & Timing – Rushing & Labored Dressage or Jumping – it’s the same! “Tempo” means how FAST a horse is going “Rhythm” means the type of beats (for example in dancing it’s waltz rhythm, or cha-cha rhythm).  In horses we have 4 beat walks, 2 beat trots, and 3 beats in the canter (which [...]

This is a great little “quick tip” to improve the horse rider’s co-ordination. It’s just something quick and fun that Nick and I filmed today on our lunchbreak in between filming for an upcoming series. Lots of tips here more >

Look what people have been reading about…here’s our best free articles this week. In order of preference, articles have been selected in this order: Improving the horse rider’s balance Lessons & Training for Seat & Posture DRESSAGE – Who is right and who is wrong? JUMPING POSITION:  Do you tip forward? Colleen Kelly in California - NEW [...]

Quick easy tip…. If you’re heading out for long hours either on a long trail ride, or riding horse after horse start with a slightly shorter stirrup. Then, when your knees start to feel as bad as mine felt on the one and only “super endurance ride” we did in Australia, then at least you’ve [...]