How to Give Leg Cues, Without Feeling Stiff or Awkward
Ahhh… the quiet lower leg. Better leg position and cues are often among the first of the goals students list when they come in for
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Ahhh… the quiet lower leg. Better leg position and cues are often among the first of the goals students list when they come in for
It’s the first step to riding. You’ve got to get on the horse. But the process of doing just that can set the tone for
Beginnings are always important. They set the tone for what comes later and the beginning of a ride is no exception. Starting out with a
I love to read. One of my favorite ways to pass time (when not riding) is sprawled out on the floor with a good book.
The following article was written by Julia Burdy. Julia is the Community Manager here at CRK Training. You may have seen her name and photo
For many riders, preparing to jump for the first time, or working to improve their jumping, begins with spending time holding the two point position.
I signed up for the Balanced Riding course after watching Callie on YouTube. I’ve learned so much from this course. As you start riding when you’re young, you learn the fundamentals, but then you drift so far away from them in different skills that you’re learning that you sometimes kind of forget or don’t appropriately utilize those fundamentals anymore. And she’s really brought me back to that level of understanding specifically how to ride with the seat. And I think that’s kind of the most powerful thing you can learn to do as a rider, is to sit your horse appropriately, not have to rely so much on your reins. So that’s been huge, just completely changed the way I ride.
I just want to say thank you to everyone for all the comments and positive comments I have read while on this site. I have taken many of the free courses offered by CRK training over the past few months and it has help with my confidence. I actually rode my daughter’s horse for the first time outside in the ring since she came home from a free lease September. I have practiced many of the lessons and watched many videos. It was just at a walk but I felt confident with every thing I have learnt so far, plus I have learnt that I am not the only one who gets nervous and that it is okay to be nervous and thanks to Callie’s lessons I have learnt to take one day at a time and work though the times I feel nervous.
As a new horse owner and rider I wanted a training series that would walk me through each step of equitation for a beginner. That is exactly what I got with the CRK Balanced Rider Series. Callie King is a talented horse trainer and accomplished rider and it shows through each of her videos. She is clear and concise when discussing her insider knowledge of horse care, training, and riding.
As with all of the work Callie does, this program is informative, thoughtful, evidence based. The course provides good resources on horsemanship, managing fear, developing confidence. The videos of “how to” help your horse manage his fear were particularly good (in that) helping my horse manage moments of fear, helps me to manage mine.
This is why I so enjoy your videos and webinars. Your approach is so positively based and therefore so kind and gentle while still being very effective. You work with the horse and not against him.
THANK YOU!
