Budget Equestrian
DIY projects for barn, tack room and even your home
Budget Equestrian – The Podcast I have been wanting to do this for a while now. And coming up with ideas for a podcast is not a problem for me. My difficulty was in putting all of the pieces together. From the hosting, to how to get a podcast onto ITunes, and all of the …
Engaging Your Horses Hindquarters Here we are day #30 of our being a better rider challenge! It is almost done! Today we are going to talk about engaging your horses hindquarters. Have you ever thought about the hindquarters while you are riding? This isn’t just a useful tool for dressage riders, but it will help …
Improving Your Horses Responsiveness Well here we are, day 29 of our being a better rider challenge. Today we are going to work on improving your horses responsiveness. But first, how are things going for you so far? Do you notice an improvement in your riding? In your relationship with your horse? If you have …
Ground Work With Horses 2.0 With this challenge drawing closer to the end, I thought it would be good to revisit the importance of doing groundwork. Or ground work with horses 2.0 version. An important lesson I have learned thanks to Ethan, you can never do enough ground work with your horse. If your ground …
Try Something New Being a better rider means putting yourself out there. If you want to get better at something, you need to do it over and over. Repetition is a good thing, it instills habits. But sometimes it can also turn something you love into a chore. So that is why for day 27 …
Becoming a Better Rider – Day 26 Rider Posture and Positioning Welcome back to day 26 of our 31 day challenge! You already have completed half of this riding challenge, and we are continuing on improving our riding but today’s plan is out of the saddle. One area of riding that I struggle with is …
Improving Your Concentration Well, here we are, 25 days into our being a better rider challenge. YOU have almost done it! Just think back to where you were 25 days ago. Can you notice an improvement in your riding? Since I have been doing this challenge, I have noticed a big improvement in my riding. …
Improving Your Confidence Riding horses can sometimes be scary. Things happen. Horses spook, or something else happens that shakes us. So today, that’s why I want to talk about improving your confidence.
Keep Your Head Up – Day 20 Of Being A Better Rider One of my biggest challenges that I have found while riding is to make sure I am looking up. I video myself riding (since I don’t have a trainer) to “see” what I look like while I ride. And the one thing I …
Get Your Horse Moving Forward – Day 19 Being A Better Rider Challenge I deal with this on a daily basis with my horse Frisby. He is sluggish, lazy, and will do whatever he can to not work. But I am not sure if this is completely his fault. When I bought Frisby, he had …
Being A Better Rider Day 17 – Using Ground Poles Yesterday I showed you how to make your very own ground poles. So today, we are going to put them to use! You can use ground poles for your schooling, even if you are not a jumper. Using ground poles have benefits for all riding, …
Making Ground Poles Today is a little bit different. We are taking a break from being in the saddle, and we are going to be giving your horse a well-deserved day off too. Today we are going to be making ground poles. I love days like today. Because today we are going to be building …
