Category Archives: Balanced Seat Riding

Horsemanship Practice… At the Mall!

Kathy made my day today!  During a break in her lesson she told me she’s taken up walking at the mall.  Today she walked two miles.  More importantly, she confided, “I kept thinking about what we’ve been practicing in our … Continue reading

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Used Saddles For Sale

The key to natural horsemanship and balanced seat riding is to be able to freely balance and control your various body parts.  A saddle can make that easy… or downright impossible. A saddler once measured my femurs and discovered they … Continue reading

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Horse Training Tale of Threes

Today’s horse training success story came in a trilogy.  No small wonder, God kinda favors threes 🙂 Got the kind of call midday every trainer dreams of: “you probably don’t remember me but…”  “Of COURSE I remember you, you’re Cassidy’s … Continue reading

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Gift From A Horse

Like any young horse in training, Wally the Warmblood has his good days. He has his not-so-good days and he has those frustrating, tear-out-your-hair days when he seems to forget how to put one foot in front of the other, … Continue reading

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Saddle Selection

Spring has sprung, the daffodils tell us. The horses agree as they gaze out over the hayfields that are growing so fast you can hear it. Riders’ thoughts are turning to, well, riding, and the increased freedom encouraged by good … Continue reading

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Natural Reining: Stacy Westfall’s Winning Bridleless Congress Run

An invisible barrier seems to exist in people’s minds between competitive and natural horsemanship. Natural horse trainers shatter that myth with increasing frequency in the worlds of dressage, reining, eventing, hunter-jumpers, and others. Natural horse trainer Stacy Westfall rocked the … Continue reading

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Used Wintec Isabell Werth Dressage Saddle For Sale

I bought this saddle this summer and after just a handful of rides realized the flaps are just too short for my looooong legs.  Remember that post about femurs 2 inches too long? So this wonderful, lightly used dressage saddle … Continue reading

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Used Saddle Crosby Prix des Nations For Sale

Heads up all you natural hunter-jumper riders! This is a wonderful, classic style Crosby Prix des Nations close contact saddle. It is a 17 1/2 inch seat with a long flap and wide tree. I bought it used. It still … Continue reading

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