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Daily Strides Podcast for Equestrians

Lorna Leeson

300 episodes

If you are tired of riding the endless circle, or you're struggling to find inspiration for your riding each week, this is the podcast for you.

More about the show

The Daily Strides Podcast is for equestrians wanting to learn more, stay inspired, and continue to move the conversation between horse and rider forward.

Each episode provides step by step guided instruction on different aspects of riding, groundwork, and lunging your horse or pony.

All episodes have a full blog post published at https://StridesForSuccess.com. New episodes are published every Monday.

Say goodbye to the endless circle and hello to intentional interaction with your horse in a way that you both enjoy, that you both benefit from, by subscribing to the Daily Strides Podcast for Equestrians today and

Let's Make Every Ride Great

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  1. How to Use Your Arena Rail to Improve Your Riding

    · 14 min · Episode 1186

    Have you ever ridden in an open space, a large open space? A space with no boundaries, or fences, or hedges, or any natural 'this is the end of this space' obstacles. It takes a lot more focus to ride accurate shapes…

  2. 3 Things You Must Work on to Become a Better Rider

    · 12 min · Episode 1185

    You know that feeling when you try something new and you get it right. Maybe your trainer or instructor is with you. Or maybe you just prepared. But, for whatever reason, you got it right. You feel like a better rider.…

  3. Improve the Timing of Your Seat Aids - 3 Ways to Do This Today When You Ride

    · 14 min · Episode 1184

    Timing... It's an important element of great conversations. You can give all the correct responses, but if the timing is off - they are not as meaningful. And this affects the connection and flow. Horse riding is the…

  4. Feeling and Finding The Correct Diagonal in the Trot

    · 16 min · Episode 1183

    Landing on the correct diagonal can be hit and miss for many riders. Let's face it, there's a chance you'll get it right 50% of the time! And while most riders are pretty well versed on their diagonals in the trot……

  5. Rhythm; Learning to Identify and Develop it in Canter

    · 17 min · Episode 1182

    It can often sound like a jackhammer... Rrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Instead of the 1,2,3...1,2,3...1,2,3... that the canter should produce when you listen for the rhythm. And once either a horse or a rider has become 'used' to a…

  6. What Are You Willing to Do Differently As a Rider?

    · 15 min · Episode 1181

    What has changed for you in your riding? If you are not intentionally making a small (or the odd large) tweak here and there, I'm willing to guess that your answer is 'Not a whole lot'… Albert Einstein said it and…

  7. Your Riding Plan - Part 4:- 1 Exercise - Multiple Ways to Use it in Your Riding [Surprise Inside]

    · 17 min · Episode 1180

    Have you been feeling a little overwhelmed when it comes to finding exercises to ride with your horse in the arena? Have you found yourself creating more and more complex grids, and then struggling to make them work…

  8. What to Do in the Saddle Today? Planning Your Rides - Part 3: Developing or Training

    · 15 min · Episode 1179

    Is every 30-minute ride starting to look and feel the same for you? Even the ones that you painstakingly chose exercises to work on? Annoying, isn't it? Especially because actually 'moving forward' in your riding is…

  9. What to Do in the Saddle Today? Planning Your Rides - Part 2: Partnership

    · 17 min · Episode 1178

    How many days will you ride this week? What will you do on each of those days? Are all of these things moving you and your horse closer to your goals? Big questions… And ones that I think not enough riders are taking…

  10. What Will I Do When In the Saddle Today? Planning Your Rides - Part 1: Fun

    · 16 min · Episode 1177

    All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy… Or so the saying goes. I tend to believe this is true. Especially when it comes to riders and their horses. Yes, 'working' is important. But, if you are only riding to ride……

  11. Stop Wasting & Start Investing Your Time with Your Horse

    · 13 min · Episode 1176

    We are all guilty of wasting time at some point or another in our day to day lives. However, I want to challenge you for 1 month to NOT waste any more of your time with your horse. Riding for the sake of saying you…

  12. Reacting Versus Responding in Your Riding

    · 15 min · Episode 1175

    How do some riders seem to simply handle 'speed wobbles' when they are riding? It seems as though nothing phases them. They simply effectively and efficiently get things back on track with minimum effort and drama……

  13. Your Aids to Ride the Half Halt

    · 13 min · Episode 1174

    Sprinkled, like confetti. This is how I think the half halt should be applied to your ride. Little ones that are really everywhere. None of them too big. Or 'stand out'. Yet all of them working together to give the…

  14. 3 Ways to Use the Your Half Halt in Your Riding

    · 12 min · Episode 1173

    Can you put into words what the half halt is? Let's say you are speaking with your friend, who is not a horsey person, and you're telling her all about the half halt. What would you say? This week I had two eye-opening…

  15. Developing & Celebrating Your Unique Style as a Rider

    · 12 min · Episode 1172

    What would happen to you and your riding if you began embracing your unique style as a rider? If instead of trying to ride like someone else, you began to really understand and know what it is to ride like you? I…

  16. Create a Plan for 7 Days in Your Riding

    · 12 min · Episode 1171

    What will you be doing with your horse this week? Seem's like an innocent enough question… 'Ah, a bit of this and a dash of that'... And there is the problem. If you committed to actually planning out the answer to…

  17. Learning to Handle Your Lunge Line to Avoid Tangles & Enhance Contact

    · 15 min · Episode 1170

    How many times have you been working with your horse on the lunge, only to have your line end up a tangled mess? Or perhaps your horse did something unexpected. Maybe he turned in or went from 0 to 60 in .5 of a…

  18. 4 Actions to Maintain 'Forward' in Your Riding

    · 12 min · Episode 1169

    Have you ever considered that, if something is not 'working' in your riding, the reason might just be a lack of forward? We spend a lot of our focus on making sure we have established relaxation and rhythm. Yet,…

  19. Developing Contact on the Lunge Using Your Lunge Line

    · 11 min · Episode 1168

    Your lunge line is not there to keep your horse on the circle while lunging. I would love for you to take a moment just to consider this statement. Is it at all possible that you have been using your lunge line, in…

  20. Are You Blocking with Your Seat While Riding? Part 2

    · 19 min · Episode 1167

    Are you guilty of saying one thing to your horse, when you actually mean another? You're not alone! This is the second part of a 2 part series all about blocking with your seat, and how to stop doing it! Part 1 is HERE…

  21. Are You Blocking with Your Seat While Riding? Part 1

    · 15 min · Episode 1166

    So you say go. But immediately follow it up with whoa. And all because you're blocking with your seat. It's like trying to drive a car with the handbrake on! And you continue to blame the car for not going forward……

  22. Leg Yielding to Refine Your Asking Aids in the Saddle

    · 11 min · Episode 1165

    Have you ever considered that, when riding, you have been thinking about things all wrong? You have been trying to move your horse; rather than asking your horse to move. One of the areas I see riders trying to move…

  23. Why Enforcing Your Boundaries on the Ground will Improve Your Riding

    · 13 min · Episode 1164

    Are you a pushover? So many riders describe themselves this way. And this is unfortunate because what's happening between you and your horse on the ground, is a good reflection of whats going on in the saddle.…

  24. Practicing a Square Halt on the Ground with Your Horse - Groundwork for Equestrians

    · 13 min · Episode 1163

    Think about the last time you were with your horse. How many times did you ask him to halt while working with him on the ground? Before you mounted up? Was it 4? Maybe 10? And what about after you dismounted? When…

  25. Turn on the Forehand; A Basic to Revisit This Week

    · 14 min · Episode 1162

    Forward and sideways. And yet, without leaving the spot you're in… It can feel so contradictory and, maybe even asking for the impossible! But no, It is all possible. And pretty simple to get started with. You're…

  26. What's Your Number in Riding?

    · 13 min · Episode 1161

    I recommend 16 to most of my riders. However, maybe your's is 12. Or 20… The number is not really that important. What is important is that you choose one and then stick to it. And what does this number represent?…

  27. Combining Natural Horsemanship with Your Riding

    · 14 min · Episode 1160

    Have you ever tried natural horsemanship? The name is a bit of a misnomer; is anything natural about horses and humans interacting and becoming partners? It's debatable. However, misleading name aside, natural…

  28. Why You Need to Start Your Riding Journal Today

    · 13 min · Episode 1159

    I have a little 'test' for you… Can you describe, in full detail, each interaction you had with your horse 4 weeks ago? Yes, go back 4 weeks and each of the lunging or riding sessions you had with your horse, describe…

  29. Retraining Your Horse Versus Training Your Horse

    · 13 min · Episode 1158

    You have a unique language as a rider. A unique way that you do things when you are with your horse, both on the ground and in the saddle. In fact, every single other rider in the world also has their own unique…

  30. Plan Your Ride with These Simple Steps

    · 13 min · Episode 1157

    How often do you dismount and honestly have no clue what you just spent the previous 30 minutes working on? If this is happening more often than you want to admit, you're not alone. The good news is that planning can…

  31. Re-Training Your Horse Using Lunging

    · 15 min · Episode 1156

    Did you know that almost anything you can do from the saddle, with your horse, you can do from the end of the lunge line? And the words lunge line there are important. I often chat with riders who believe in free…

  32. Transforming The Next 12 Weeks in Your Riding; for You and Your Horse

    · 15 min · Episode 1155

    There is an opportunity right now, as an equestrian, to choose again for you and your horse. To become really intentional about what you want your riding to look like and feel like for you both. Because everything has…

  33. Simple Groundpole Exercise to Ride this Week with Your Horse

    · 13 min · Episode 1153

    Do you have 5 or 6 poles that you can use in the arena? They don't have to be the same length or width. In fact, the more variations you have, the better. If so, I am going to encourage you to ride this exercise a few…

  34. Improving Your Riding Coordination And Aids While Lunging

    · 13 min · Episode 1153

    As a rider, it can be easy to think that the only way you can improve your skills is to ride. And yes, riding is important; obviously! However, you can also use lunging as a way to develop your coordination and aids.…

  35. Artificial Aids when Working With Horses

    · 15 min · Episode 1152

    For some reason, many riders have a negative story around artificial aids. And yet, most riders use artificial ads on a daily basis, whether riding or on the ground with their hose. What is important to remember is…

  36. What Does an Equestrian Look Like? Diversity in Our Sport

    · 13 min · Episode 1151

    Both you and I have a voice. I think it is important to begin using our voice right now to help our sport diversify. To change the status quo of what an 'equestrian' looks like. As I write this, early June 2020, it…

  37. Your Half Halt on the Ground with Your Horse

    · 12 min · Episode 1150

    Sprinkled liberally all over the arena and every ride. That is how important the half halt is to your riding. However, it is also an important aid on the ground with your horse. And, it consciously practicing it on the…

  38. Heels Down; The horse riding basic that many riders and equestrians misunderstand

    · 14 min · Episode 1149

    It's probably one of the first things you were told on your first ride. It is also, for many riders, a misunderstood concept. The truth of 'heels down' is that once you can correctly master it, it is an absolute…

  39. Connection in Your Riding; Seat and Leg Aids

    · 14 min · Episode 1148

    Have you ever thought about what you can feel, in the saddle as you ride your horse? The physical connection points you have with your horse each time you're in the saddle. Often we can become so caught up with our…

  40. Getting Back to Regular Riding After a Break? Listen to this first...

    · 14 min · Episode 1147

    So, you've been out of the saddle? And now - you're ready to get back on the horse. Firstly, congratulations! Whether your time on the ground was due to the pandemic or due to some other life circumstance, returning to…

  41. Your Canter to Trot Transition

    · 12 min · Episode 1146

    The canter to trot transition is the one transition that so many riders don't ever think about until they are in the midst of it. So much focus and attention are put into getting into the canter, and yet the 'getting…

  42. 5 Essentials When You Become Trainer for You and Your Horse

    · 13 min · Episode 1145

    The 'New Normal'. I feel as though we have reached a point where we must begin looking at how we can settle into this period in our lives, rather than wishing for the way things were. You may have to become the trainer…

  43. Successfully Working with an Online Equestrian Coach or Trainer

    · 11 min · Episode 1144

    As equestrians, we may be at the point where we need to face up an uncomfortable truth; 'normal' may not be returning for quite a while. Harsh, but true. Simply put, I feel that this means that this is as good a time…

  44. Building Confidence in Yourself as an Equestrian

    · 13 min · Episode 1143

    Confidence is trusting yourself and your abilities to handle the situation you find yourself in. Right now, we are all finding ourselves in a situation that we have never before found ourselves in. The COVID-19…

  45. Horse Riding through Coronavirus (Covid-19)

    · 14 min · Episode 1142

    This is probably the first time in history that all equestrians find themselves grappling with the same thing. Something has changed for just about everyone. Ironically it has nothing to do with horses and yet it is…

  46. Making Progress in Your Riding While Part Leasing a Horse

    · 12 min · Episode 1141

    For many riders, part leasing, renting or sharing a horse is an affordable way to make horse riding possible. With the current turn of events around the globe, I think that many more riders will turn to this method of…

  47. Navigating these Unusual Times as an Equestrian

    · 12 min · Episode 1140

    Things are moving fast. There is an energy that seems blended with so much of what is happening right now, and it is not beneficial energy. So, what can you, as an equestrian, do to get through this with grace and…

  48. Developing Your Seat in the Canter

    · 14 min · Episode 1139

    The canter can be confusing for many riders. Especially what to do with your seat in the canter. You're told to ride the horse forward with your seat. But you're then told to be 'quiet' with your seat… So which is it?…

  49. Developing a Rhythm for Your Progress in the Saddle

    · 12 min · Episode 1138

    Success has a rhythm. And, as an equestrian, I know that you know a fair bit about rhythm already. As riders, we spend a lot of our time, whether mindful or not, focusing on rhythm. It is one of the most basic…

  50. 1137 - 4 Ways Your Hands May Be Wrong While Riding

    · 14 min · Episode 1137

    As I was creating my notes for this episode, it struck me that there is a strong probability that this sounds a lot like Goldilocks! Too much, too little and 'just right' will come up repeatedly as I begin talking…

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