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The Riding Doctor Explains One Reason Why It Might Be So Hard to Keep Your Horse Going

After leaving horses behind for many years to pursue her medical career, Dr. Beth Glosten decided it was time to ride again—only to discover that, as a middle-aged woman, she struggled with tension, awkwardness, and an aching back. Dr. Glosten’s own frustration with riding prompted her to apply her clinical research skills to figure out…

June 19, 2014
TSB Author Heather Smith Thomas Talks about Her New Book, Her Favorite Things about Ranch Life, and Loving What She Does So Much She’s Never Taken a Vacation

TSB author Heather Smith Thomas and her husband raise beef cattle and horses on a ranch in the mountains of eastern Idaho. Heather writes regularly for more than 25 farm and livestock magazines and about 30 horse publications. She has sold more than 11,000 stories and articles, and published 20 books, all while keeping…

June 3, 2014
TSB Author Arthur Kottas Tells Us How to Get Our Horses “In Front of the Leg” and Announces June Clinic Dates

When your horse is slow or reluctant to respond promptly to your leg aid, he’s not “in front of the leg.” We all know how much work it is to ride a horse that isn’t in front of the leg—it feels like no matter how early you prepare the horse for the upward transition, how…

May 30, 2014
Jim Masterson Gives Us the Lowdown on the Best Bodywork for Different Riding Disciplines

Jim Masterson is creator of the Masterson Method, an innovative form of bodywork that relaxes the horse and relieves his body of deep stress and pain through the gentle and light manipulation of targeted Release Points; the movement of joints or junctions through a range of motion in a relaxed state; and studied observation of…

May 28, 2014
Doug Payne Talks About His New Book, Having an Obsessive Personality, and Reading OUTLIERS on a Desert Island

We managed to snag a few minutes with TSB author Doug Payne between his fabulous dressage performance aboard Crown Talisman (“Tali”) at Rolex Kentucky Three-Day (April 23-26, 2014) and the pair’s first place finish at the Jersey Fresh CIC*** (May 7-11) to talk about the release of his new book THE RIDING HORSE REPAIR MANUAL…

May 12, 2014
Daniel Stewart’s Top 4 Tips for Creating “Vivid Visualizations” That Improve Your Riding Performance

In his fun-and-idea-filled book PRESSURE PROOF YOUR RIDING, Daniel Stewart discusses dozens of specific tools and tricks that can be used to manage the stress, nerves, distraction, anxiety, and panic that so often hinder performance. And while there’s nothing new about using imagery and visualization to improve your riding, we can all use fresh concepts…

May 5, 2014
TSB Author Doug Payne’s Streak of Excitement: A Wedding, a New Book, Rolex Kentucky, and Saumur CCI3*!

TSB author and top event rider Doug Payne has had an intense and exciting start to the year! Doug kicked off 2014 with nothing less than nuptials: He wed Jessica Hampf in March. One celebration followed the other, with his fantastic new book released in early April. THE RIDING HORSE REPAIR MANUAL is already receiving…

April 17, 2014
Studies Show That How We Touch the Horse Matters in Training

“How the horse responds during training can be influenced not only by its affective state (mood) and arousal (alertness) level, but also by how attached it feels to the trainer,” says the August 2013 article from the International Society for Equitation Science (ISES) Arousal, Attachment, and Affective State. Is the Horse in a Learning…

April 15, 2014
Explore Centering, Breathing, Soft Eyes, and Building Blocks in an Excerpt from Sally Swift’s Second Book CENTERED RIDING 2

Sally Swift’s first book, CENTERED RIDING, came on the scene in 1985. Now translated into 15 languages, it is one of the bestselling horse books of all time and continues to be just as valid as when it first came out, containing all the fundamentals of Sally’s teaching. Sally’s second book CENTERED RIDING 2:…

March 6, 2014
Channel 5 News Anchor Shares His OTTB Success Story–How a Fleeting Moment with a Foal in a Pasture Changed the Course of Two Lives

George Mallet is something of a local celebrity to those of us who live and work in Vermont. Our WPTZ News Channel 5 anchor offers a familiar and comforting presence as he counsels us on the day’s occurrences from our television, computer, or mobile device. But for those of us at TSB, there’s something important…

February 26, 2014