So I am of a local show club and they are struggling to get help from the members to put on a show. This is supposed to a member run club with board members to guide it. The problem is that most of the members are not helping and only showing up for their classes. For the setup of the classes...

After 20 years with the same sweet QH, I have purchased a new mare. She's a 16 year old QH mare and her only negative is the speed of her lope. SHE SHOOTS LIKE A CANNON! (And doesn't tire out) I believe she was barrel raced hard before I bought her (not sure as she is a rescue) because she...

My dad bought my 10 year old daughter her first saddle at an auction just over 3 years ago. It was a new Double T youth saddle. She is now starting to grow out of it. So it is time to get a new one. I have been searching for a while now and doing a lot of reading. I've realized most people say...

Hi eveyone, I ride a Western lesson horse. Everytime I try to do a leg yield, he thinks I want to speed up. Whenever I slow him, he just gets confused about what I want. Does anyone know what I shoulod do?

I really need help. I ride once a week and last week i fell off when i was going over a jump, because i wasn't keeping the horse going, and she refused suddenly:oops:. i fell off again this week when i was going over a jump because the horse was still a bit green and she wasn't going fast enough...

I'm working on the basics of reining with my 6 year old right now. He has the correct cross over ( outside leg over and across inside leg ) but I can not figure out how to get him to speed it up. I am in the Equine program in Lamar Community College and I worked all last semester on getting him...

Apologies if this is already a thread! I am looking to purchase a GPS for on the trail. Ideally I would want one that tracks distance, speed (average and fastest), time and location would be a bonus. What are your favorites?? The hardest part of my request is I'm working with a budget...

I've been riding English horses for about a year now, and i still love English, but i have turned to Barrels when my sisters friend offered for me to let me use her horse for our city's 4-h. Her name is Savannah, but her barn name soon turned to Spaz after being trained so much in Barrels and...

I recently have taken on 2 new horses to train. I used to always have my friend by my side to teach me what I didn't know. I don't believe in hurting a horse to ever get them to do what you want. :? The barn I am currently boarding at, well the girl I met, is a bit too rough when lunging. My...

Hi i have a 12 year old aqha i use a tom thumb for western pleasure. I run him in the tom thumb, he stops and turns good in it, but it is speeding up his western pleasure lope. so I am looking for a gymkhana bit, any recomendations?

Okay, so here's a little back info regarding this question - Meet Diamond. Diamond is 14.1 hh, arab, and spunky as a chili pepper. I love her to death, and she is a blast to ride, but she is NOT a hunter horse. So I was thinking - Jumpers!! I have always just loved the fast pace of Jumpers...

Usually, the horses I used to ride at my old stable, where two tough ponies. I would have to use a crop on the one a lot more then the other, but I still used crops on them. For the horse I ride (Bee) at my new stable, she is really sensitive. You barley have to put pressure on her sides to make...

I know that a 'speed derby' is a show jumping event but what do you do and what are the rules? I am just curious to build up my horse knowledge as I'm not a real competition rider. Does anyone have a definition of a 'speed derby'?

Savvy Spirit is a 9 year old, 16hh bay gelding with fantastic papers! On his sire's side, there's Dash For Cash, legendary racing Quarter Horse and stud, followed by First Down Dash, the World's All-Time Leading Sire of Racing Quarter Horses! These two horses are legendary, and it shows in...

Hey ya'll! Well, I have decided to start a journal. I love to write. I have kept so many journals before & this is my first "computer" journal or whatever you want to call it. :wink: I just want to let you all know that I have been barrel racing for the past 2 years and plan on getting more &...