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Bella Barr shares how spending time with trainer Sean Coleman helped her find the fun in riding.

The magic of being in the New Forest for four days is there are ditches and stream crossings everywhere. Sean set it up so we could spend some time on ditches, then go off fast across flat open country to work on opening up his stride, or weave in and out of trees in a wooded area working on isolating leg and hand aids, and then cross another few ditches as we went on to the next thing. 

Zuzanna Makacewicz interviews her Dad, Andrzej Makacewicz, the runner-up in this year's Mustang Makeover in Germany.

Mustang Makeover Germany is an annual event with its finals in Aachen, Germany. The main goal is to support the protection of mustangs, but one of its vital messages is the presentation of training techniques of some of the European horse trainers.

Cowboy Dressage is a growing concept in the world of western riding. Its foundations are purely rooted in the western riding discipline, with a bit of classic dressage influence. Cowboy Dressage incorporates the "soft feel" concept, described as a wordless, intimate and, for some, spiritual communication between the horse and rider.

Discover effective tools and tips for working through periods of low confidence to achieve your desired horse riding experience.

If you have ever had a horse rear on you, then you know how dangerous and frightening it can be. It is essential to understand the cause of rearing and what to do to stop it from happening again. Horses rear for many reasons, but there are some steps that people can take to help prevent this behaviour from occurring.