Category: Facts & Terminology

Many large barns will put together and host things known as schooling shows. Schooling shows are fairly small events that often just include the clients and students of a certain barn. But what are...

What on earth does it mean when my trainer asks me to go two-point? I was giving a riding lesson this morning and when I asked my student to two-point at the walk, she looked at me like I had three...

The canter, a fast gain often confused with the gallop, is a gait that has three beats. The canter can be identified by looking at a number of different things. What are the different ways to...

I'm sure all, if not most of us, have heard the term trot before. Some of you may know exactly what a trot is and how to ride it easily while others may not quite know what a trot is and won't be...

Have you ever been at a barn, horse facility, or a horse show and wondered why on earth people were having their horses run around and around them on a rope? That is called lunging and it is a very...

When you are looking at the pedigree of a horse, whether you are interested in buying it or just happen to be looking, there are two words that may confuse you if you don't know what they mean. These...