HowTos Index

How To Post the Trot
Step by step instructions help you learn how to post while trotting on a horse. Posting the trot while horseback riding is made easy to understand with these directions and photos.

How To Sit in The Saddle Correctly
Learn how to find the proper position to ride horseback. Basic instructions describe the correct seat for riding in an English or Western saddle.

How To Do an Emergency Dismount
Learn how to do an emergency dismount to avoid a fall or being taken into a dangerous situation by your horse. Learn the steps to getting off quickly while your horse is walking, trotting or cantering.

How To How to Lead Your Horse or Pony
How to lead your horse or pony. Learn how to cue your horse or pony to walk quietly beside you.

How To Canter or Lope on Your Horse or Pony
Learn how to cue your horse or pony to canter or lope, and how to ride a canter or lope. Learn how to use your legs, hands and body while cuing and riding the lope or canter.

How To Cue Your Horse To Turn Left or Right
How to cue your horse or pony to turn using direct or plough reining. Learn to steer your horse holding a rein in each hand.

How To Do a Rein Back
Learn how to cue your horse to back up or do a rein back.

How To How to Cue Your Horse to Turn Using Neck Reining
Learn to cue your horse to turn left or right with neck reining. How to neck rein. Neck reining is a handy skill to know whether you ride English or Western. It leaves one hand free to open gates, handle a lariat, or carry an object.

How To Dismount
Learn how to safely dismount a horse after riding. This how-to describes how to get off of a horse from an English or Western saddle.