Harmony Between Horse And Rider
Riding Club Points as of July 15th, 2017 We had another successful Fun Show here today at White Rose Equestrian. We are very grateful to everyone who comes out to support us. We have a wonderful barn family. Everyone is helpful and supportive of each other and we welcome horses and rider from other barns … Read more
Riding Club Points as of June 25th, 2017 We have now had two very successful Fun Horse Shows here at White Rose Equestrian. All our riders, parents, helpers, and friends did a great job and made the show a memorable success. Our emphasis is on learning and having fun and our competitors take it very … Read more
Six Non-Riding Exercises to Improve your Seat in the Saddle As a rider, you are always looking for ways to improve your seat and use the subtle changes in your balance and pressure to affect your horse. Many improvements come from riding regularly with an experienced trainer but you can also improve your balance, coordination, … Read more
Things Non-horsey People Have Said to Me I don’t claim to know anything about football (American Football to my British readers) and have been known to ask questions when watching a game. It doesn’t happen often as I would rather watch paint dry but that’s another story altogether. One thing I would never do is … Read more
The Things I’ve learned from Running a Lesson and Boarding Barn This time last year, May 1st 2015, my husband and I rented a beautiful 125 acre property in Iron Station, just outside Charlotte North Carolina and officially launched White Rose Equestrian Center. The property came with a 16 stall barn, indoor arena, outdoor arena, … Read more
Identifying Horses Horses and ponies come in all shapes and sizes and characteristics can vary enormously. Horses are identified not only by sex but also size (height), colors and markings, age, breed, temperament, and sometimes body style or suitability for a certain job. A typical description could sound like – Quiet 15.2 h.h. Tb, bay … Read more
Stable Management Knowledge and Care of Horses This blog series will set out the requirements and a study guide for anyone interested in learning more about the care of horses. It loosely follows the syllabus for the British Horse Society Assistant Instructor (BHS AI) examination and is the basic requirements needed for anyone considering caring … Read more
Intercollegiate Dressage (IDA) Show St. Andrews Equestrian Center October 26th and 27th – Part One I’ve been to many shows over the years but no matter how many, the preparations the night before are always stressful. Getting ready for my first Intercollegiate Dressage show, as a coach, was no different. And this show lasted two … Read more
Intercollegiate Dressage Coaching Here I Come! Back in the summer on the way to one of the local shows I happened to car-pool with Bailey, the team captain of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte’s Intercollegiate Hunt Seat Association team. Wow, that’s a mouthful – UNCC IHSA for short. Anyway, we got to talking and … Read more
Just about everything that could go wrong did, but that didn’t stop us from having fun. We tried very hard to get there but we clearly weren’t supposed to show today It was dark as we pulled out of our driveway and headed to the barn. Even the birds were still snoozing. Isabel chatted away … Read more