These exercises are aimed at improving your communication with your horse and keeping him soft and responsive while you’re not riding. You can start in the stable and move outside when you feel the need for more space; you just need a safe enclosed area with good footing.

Recently, I had the pleasure of chatting to Editor, Kate, all about coaching and performance psychology. We touched on some issues that Kate and Archie faced, as well as looking at different approaches and strategies that are helpful to all equestrians. 

Cowboy Dressage is a growing concept in the world of western riding. Its foundations are purely rooted in the western riding discipline, with a bit of classic dressage influence. Cowboy Dressage incorporates the "soft feel" concept, described as a wordless, intimate and, for some, spiritual communication between the horse and rider.

Brandon McAuslan takes us through his views on the rope halter, and its use as a tool in our horsemanship.

In the last couple of decades, the modern rope halter has been popularised by and associated with the natural horsemanship movement. However, the knowledge of how to make rope has been with mankind since prehistoric times, and rope has been used in one form or another for the handling and haltering of livestock and horses for thousands of years. 

The Equine Touch is a hands-on system of bodywork proven to be beneficial in many ways. Equine Touch can help to release tense muscles, reduce the pain spiral, assist in detoxification and lymphatic drainage by increasing circulation.