Posts Tagged ‘youth’

Activities for Young Riders: Part 2

October 28, 2017
Savanna Simmons

I wrote a blog about Activities for Young Riders: Part 1 that gives my kids some goals while riding and to keep them focused. Our four-year-old really enjoys riding and begs to ride all the time, but I think he gets a little bored if we don’t give him something to do. I don’t blame […]

Activities for Young Riders: Part 1

October 15, 2017
Savanna Simmons

The weather here in Wyoming this fall has been beautiful . . . but windy. The constant blowing makes it a little less fun for young riders to want to be aboard a horse. Luckily, we have a small barn that has a large round-pen set up for our kids to ride in on blustery […]

Groom Your Horse To Be a Kid’s Horse: Part 2

November 24, 2016
Savanna Simmons

Some horses are just meant to be kid’s horses. Some, obviously, are not. Other horses could qualify as a youth horse with a little work. I think nicely broke horses can often, not always, be set up and prepared for a youth rider. This same thought is often the reason ponies get a bad rap; […]

Groom Your Horse To Be a Kid’s Horse: Part 1

November 3, 2016
Savanna Simmons

Some horses are just meant to be kid’s horses. Some, obviously, are not. Other horses could qualify as a youth horse with a little work. I think nicely broke horses can often, not always, be set up and prepared for a youth rider. This same thought is often the reason ponies get a bad rap; […]