Herding Horses

Julie Christie

  • Rate My Ride – Western Horsemanship

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    Rate My Ride – Western Horsemanship By: Julie Christie In this image, we see a sweet Arabian mare ridden quite nicely.  The rider is one of my former college students, now finishing 4-year degree (RCTC has one and two year degrees with many courses transferring to 4-year schools).  I’ve been told that this picture was…

  • Rate My Ride – Showjumping

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    Rate My Ride – Showjumping By: Julie Christie General Impressions:In this picture, we see a showjumper clearing an impressive fence with style and tact.  Showjumping is an exciting sport where the horse and rider have to clear 8-20 jumps without knocking any poles over or having any refusals or run outs.  The event is timed…

  • Are You Tacking Up Properly?

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    Are You Tacking Up Properly? By: Julie Christie This article is about making sure that tack is appropriately fitted and placed on the horse. It is by no means a full guide on how to select or adjust tack, but it highlights some of the more common fitments when putting your tack on the horse.…

  • Equitation Jumper Rider Critique

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    Equitation Jumper Rider Critique By: Julie Christie and Jonathon Holland This image below is of an RCTC Equine Science Student, Colin.  Colin is riding his German Sport horse, Hugo in an equitation over fences class.  ‘Equitation’ implies that the rider is being judged more so than the horse.  The judge is looking for a biomechanically…

  • Rate My Ride – Dressage

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    RATE MY RIDE by Julie Christie and Jonathon Holland Our first picture submission arrived and it is a great one to evaluate! Background: the horse and rider are working towards western dressage and have been in training for approximately three and a half years. Overall Impressions: The pair appear to be working on a collected…