Tips on trying a horse before purchase and pre-purchase exams.
Trying a Horse and Pre-Purchase Exams
Let the search begin!
Finding the right horse to buy can be stressful and exhausting. Here are some tips!
Postulating a Purchase
Purchasing a horse for the first time or after being out of the horse world for a while can be daunting. Marketing has completely changed from word of mouth, contacts, auctions, and classifieds to facebook, websites, and google searches. At this point you probably know your discipline of choice and a trainer to help. I …
Constructive Criticism
One of the trainers I work with, and I think this is recommended by most trainers, will often video me riding or competing so that I can critique it later. this is such a valuable tool for identifying issues in yourself and learning how to correct them. A trainer can sit there and tell you …
Cow Run 1: CoWN Winterfest 2019-Novice
https://youtu.be/MCPj9nhrffQ The video will tilt to a normal screen at about 5 seconds in The first issue: El's first response to being in that arena alone was to run. I'm not sure if she was feeding off of my adrenaline or if she was uncertain about being in that arena all by herself but you …
Choosing a discipline
When you imagine yourself having fun and riding horses, what does that look like? Are you calmly exploring the mountainside horseback with some friends or are you showing your horse's ability to fly over a jump flawlessly? This image should be your basis for choosing a discipline, a trainer, and a horse. As a disclaimer, …
STARTING FROM SCRATCH
ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRAINER. Whether you have a horse or not, find a trainer who does lessons for adults. You’ll be surprised how many of them only do lessons for kids from 9am to 4pm. Start by traversing google and facebook. Googling something like “western horse lessons ThisCity, State” should bring up some …
I’m Glad You’re Here
Welcome to Rein It In! My intention for this blog is to help those wanting to get into western horse showing. So what makes this blog different? I’m currently a graduate student, meaning I do research for a University (full time) and in exchange, I get a small salary and my degree/ training is covered …
