Category: Riding

Riding a horse without a saddle is often thought of as a romantic way of riding where the horse and rider are as one but is it really possible to ride bareback or is it just the stuff of movies? As...

Even for the casual rider, horse riding can be an expensive hobby, but if you’re new to the sport (or are thinking about going on a trail ride while on holiday) you don’t necessarily want to pay...

The debate about whether or not to wear gloves while horse riding is almost as old as time itself with everybody having their own opinion on what’s right and what isn’t. Of course, debate is a...

Every year sees a new fitness craze that is '100% guaranteed' to help you lose weight but the vast majority of these flash in the pan ways only work for the celebrities who swear by them. The...

Horse riding has got so many benefits and advantages that it can be hard to think why anybody would stop riding yet whether you should or shouldn’t ride while you’re pregnant is an issue that has...

Having taught hundreds of people to ride over the decades I’m often asked about the technicalities of horse riding and how difficult or easy it is. There is always one question though that I’m...