Hourglass Exercise
Improve Your Jumping Rounds, PLUS Hay-Selecting Tips
A jumping exercise for tuning up your position and track-riding skills. BONUS: Learn about hay choices to make sure your horse is getting the nutrition he needs.
Enhance Your Horse’s Balance and Athleticism
Olympic gold medalist Melanie Smith Taylor shares her hourglass exercise—a gymnastic with straight and bending lines.
Time for the Hourglass: Part 2
In Part 2 of our series, hunter/equitation coach Michael Dowling offers a step-by-step approach to building better track-riding skills with a creative exercise.