by Barbara Ellin Fox Plan Ahead Have a goal for each lesson. Do you want your student to gain more control of his horse’s body?  Do you want your budding jumper to learn about bending lines? Develop a lesson plan that is geared toward your...

Aside from having great videos and pictures AND being a fun blog to read, The Riding Instructor blog is  a good source for information for instructors, riders, students and their significant others.  Significant others could be a spouse or Mom and...

by Barbara Ellin Fox “Slug Bug, Red! No Slug Backs!” and I receive a “thump” on my shoulder.  My 4 1/2 year old granddaughter demonstrates the effects of  “branding”. Branding is the process of turning something into an easily...

by Barbara Ellin Fox I’ve been looking for some good horse blogs to follow and have been surprised at how many  of the posts are months to a year old. Some even appear to be abandoned.  Even so, there is great information to be found in old...

by Barbara Ellin Fox I love Pony Club. I’ve been involved on all sorts of levels for many years.  My children both grew up through Pony Club and I can’t wait for my granddaughter to be old enough to join, but Pony Club isn’t for everyone. ...