It presents step by-step training programs and showing advice from recognized experts in hunters, jumpers, equitation, dressage, and eventing, along with money- and time-saving ideas on health care and stable management.

Practical Horseman • VOL. 48, NO. 4, WINTER 2020

Creating Confidence

Lessons with Longears • These miniature donkeys are helping teach big lessons.

Suggestions to Improve Rider Leg Position

Enhance Collection with Positive Tension

Pandemic Report: Improved Sport but Worrisome Trends • Many riders got back to basics during quarantine, but Jim has some concerns about the bigger picture.

Focus on Why You Ride

… But Look How Far You’ve Come • A reflection on the journey from the rider I used to be to the one I dream to become

School of Life Lessons: KIDS, PONIES & TURTLES • Not just a pony trainer to the stars, Charlie Moorcroft instills confidence with his positive style—while also sharing his passion for wildlife.

How to Ride a JUMP on a MOUND • Five-star eventer Doug Payne shares how to build the skills a horse needs for a “pimple jump” and then walks through how to ride it.

Techniques to Improve Contact • Three exercises with Col. Christian Carde

Competitive Success with KISSING SPINES • With the right management, this disorder doesn’t have to be a death sentence for your horse’s performance career.

10 Barn Hacks • Looking for ways to make your life easier? Here are some of my favorite barn “hacks”—tips and tricks that I and other professional grooms across the country use to save money, time and hassle.

Shivers in Sporthorses • Potential causes and effects of this ill-defined movement disorder

To create more impulsion and lift in the canter…