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Advanced Equitation: Changing the Bend in the Counter Canter – with Bernie Traurig

A Basic Pole Exercise – with Jenni Martin McAllister and Steve McAllister

A Brief History of the American Hunter-Jumper Forward Riding System – with Bernie Traurig

A Classic Hunter Round from Back in the Day – with Bernie Traurig

A Flat Ride – with Archie Cox

A Gymnastic for All Jumping Disciplines – with Hope and Ned Glynn

Air-Time: Getting Tight in the Tack over Jumps, with Zazou Hoffman – with Bernie Traurig

A Lunge Lesson – with Val Renihan

A Pre-School Lunge Session – with Bill Cooney

Application of the Aids – with Julie Winkel

A Reining Lesson – with Tom McCutcheon and Bernie Traurig

A Triple Combination School – with Mandy Porter

An Advanced Gymnastic to Improve the Horse’s Jump – with Bernie Traurig

An Exercise to Keep the Rider’s Hands Still – with Susan Deal 

An Exercise to Perfect the Automatic Release – with Bernie Traurig

Angles and Narrows – with Gina Miles

An OTTB Jumping School – with Bernie Traurig

A Schooling Session with Alexander Zetterman – with Alexander Zetterman

A Schooling Session with Peter Wylde – with Peter Wylde

A Schooling Session with Lauren Hough and Quick Study – with Lauren Hough

A Schooling Session with Rodrigo Pessoa and Let’s Fly – with Rodrigo Pessoa

A Schooling Session with Candice King – with Candice King

A Schooling Session with Eric Navet – with Eric Navet

A Tribute to the Thoroughbred Sport Horse

Backing Issues – with Bernie Traurig

Back Pain in the Horse – with Geoff Vernon DVM and Rob Boswell DVM

Balance in the Stirrups: The Half-Seat – with Bernie Traurig

Banks and Drops – with Gina Miles

Barn Basics: Feeding the Habit – with Julie Winkel 

Barn Basics: Mucking Like a Pro – with Julie Winkel 

Barn Basics: The Ins and Outs of Stall Safety – with Julie Winkel

Beginning Relational Ground Work with the New or Young Horse – with Robin Waugaman

Bending Lines – with Jenny and Kost Karazissis

Bernie’s Big Bag of Bits – with Bernie Traurig

Bernie’s Must-Reads for the Die-Hard Equestrian – with Bernie Traurig

Bits and Bitting – with Bernie Traurig

Building Blocks to a Great Position, Part 1 – with Bernie Traurig

Building Blocks to a Great Position, Part 2 – with Bernie Traurig

Building Blocks to a Great Position, Part 3 – with Bernie Traurig

Building Blocks to a Great Position, Part 4: Jumping Phase with Zazou Hoffman – with Bernie Traurig

Building Blocks to a Great Position, Part 5: To Sit or Not To Sit – with Bernie Traurig

Building Confidence in Combinations – with Bernie Traurig

Calking Precautions – with Bernie Traurig

Calking Tips – with Bernie Traurig

Cavaletti Safety Tip – with Bernie Traurig

Circle Exercise – with Val Renihan

Circle Exercise – with Gina Miles

Circle of Influence – with Dr. Heather Mack

Colt’s First Ride – with Jose Alejos

Common Leg and Hoof Treatments – with Dr. Melodee Ingram 

Controls of the Horse, Part One: Rein Aids – with Bernie Traurig

Controls of the Horse, Part Two: Leg Aids – with Bernie Traurig

Conquering Bad Habits: Riding Behind the Vertical – with Bernie Traurig

Could the OTTB be the Right Horse for You? – with Denny Emerson

Counter-Canter Over Fences – with Stacia Madden

Cynthia Hankins’ Favorite Flat Exercises – with Cynthia Hankins

Daily Flatting Tips – with Alice Clero

Daily Pole Exercises – with Armando Hassey

Demystifying the Inside Leg to Outside Rein – with Bernie Traurig

Developing Good Hands – with Bernie Traurig

Developing Feeling in Your Arms and Hands – with Val Renihan

Diagonal Issues? Feeling Your Diagonals – with Bernie Traurig

Distance Selection Process – with Will Simpson

Ditches and Water – with Gina Miles

Doing It Right – with Archie Cox

Dressage: Training Level – with Debbie McDonald

Dressage: Second Level – with Debbie McDonald

Dressage: Third Level – with Debbie McDonald

Dressage for Jumpers – with George Morris

Equitation: An American Tradition of Excellence – with Bernie Traurig

Equitation Insights – Webinar with Bernie Traurig, Julie Winkel, Stacia Madden, Tricia Booker  

Equitation Tips: Impulsion – with Bernie Traurig

Equitation Tips: Legs – with Bernie Traurig

Equitation Tips: Seats on Course – with Bernie Traurig

Evaluating the Off-Track Thoroughbred for Purchase – with Bernie Traurig

Eventing: Mastering Your Cross Country Pace – with Olivia Loiacono

Exercises to Develop a Better Eye, Part One – with Bernie Traurig

Exercises to Develop a Better Eye, Part Two – with Bernie Traurig

Exercises to Enhance the Rider’s Balance – with Archie Cox

Exercises to Help Lower Back Pain – with Robin Martinez

Exercises to Increase Heel Depth – with Bernie Traurig

Eye Exercise Tips – with Bernie Traurig

Farrier Tips – with Blair Cooper

Figure Eight Exercise – with Missy Clark

Fine-Tuning Downward Transitions and Trot Fences – with Missy Clark

Finding the Horse that is Right For You: Horse and Rider Suitability – with Denny Emerson

First Jumps Under Saddle: Part One – with Linda Allen

First Jumps Under Saddle: Part Two – with Linda Allen

Five-Year-Old Competition Prep – with Linda Allen

Flatwork Over Fences – with Bernie Traurig

Flatwork Training Tip for Jumpers – with Natasha Traurig Ferrara

Flying Changes – with Val Renihan

Form Follows Function – with Cynthia Hankins

Form Follows Function Over Fences – with Cynthia Hankins

Forward Riding Series, Part 1: Training a Rider to Mount and Dismount a Horse – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 2: The First Lesson for a Beginner Rider – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 3: Exercises to Improve a Beginner’s Riding Position – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 4: Learning How to Post the Trot – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 5: Stretches to Help the Beginning Rider Achieve Proper Position on a Horse – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 6: The Opening Rein – Teaching the Beginner Rider to Steer a Horse – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 7: The Three Speeds of the Trot – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 8: Riding in a Group – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 9: Starting Riders Over Uneven Terrain – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 10: The Beginner Rider’s First Canter – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 11: Learning Diagonals – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 12: The Beginning Rider’s Second Canter – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 13: Learning to Ride the Track – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 14: Exercises to Help Young Riders Maintain Focus During Lessons – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 15: Bareback Balance – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 16: When and How to Determine the Canter Lead – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 17: Exercises for Proper Hand and Leg Position – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 18: Longitudinal Control – Coordination of the Rider’s Hands and Legs – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 19: Lateral Control – Using Leg and Rein Aids Together to Turn – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 20: Learning to Jump in the Ring – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 21: Steering the Horse with the Driving Rein – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 22: Communication with the Horse, Progression from Elementary to Intermediate Level – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 23: Learning to Jump, Part 2, Jumping in the Arena – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 24: Learning to Jump, Part 3, Jumping in the Arena – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 25: Learning to Jump, Part 4, Jumping in the Field – with Susan Deal 

Forward Riding Series, Part 26: Learning to Jump, Part 5, Jumping a Line – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 27: Learning to Jump, Part 6, Jumping in the Field – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 28: Riding on Soft Contact – with Susan Deal

Forward Riding Series, Part 29: Once a Week for Ten Months – with Susan Deal

Free Schooling – with Damian Gardiner

From the Judge’s Perspective for the IEA – with Bernie Traurig, Julie Winkel, Nancy Cunningham and Megan Taylor

Fundamental Gymnastic: Helping Horse and Rider with Balance – with Mandy Porter

Fundamentals of Flying Changes – with Bernie Traurig

Gaining Lower Leg Mobility – with Bernie Traurig

George Morris’ Key Steps to the Show Ring, Part One – with George Morris

George Morris’ Key Steps to the Show Ring, Part Two – with George Morris

George Morris Schooling Series: An Equitation School – with George Morris

George Morris Schooling Series: Schooling a Hunter – with George Morris

George Morris Schooling Series: A Jumper School – with George Morris

George Morris Schooling Series: Schooling a Jumper with Tori Colvin – with George Morris

Getting and Keeping the Dull Horse In Front of Your Leg – with Bernie Traurig

Getting a Horse to Learn How to Back Up and Jump Rounder – with Jenny and Kost Karazissis

Getting Over Fear – with Tonya Johnston

Getting Secure in Your Seat and Legs – with Val Renihan

Getting to Know the Unfamiliar Horse – with Will Simpson

Grooming for a Healthy Tail – with Natasha Traurig Ferrara

Ground Lines – with Archie Cox

Ground Manners – with Jose Alejos

Hackamores – with Damian Gardiner

Help for the Habitual Circler – with Bernie Traurig

Holistic Dentistry – with Dr. Heather Mack

Horse Fitness: Developing a Base of Endurance – with Denny Emerson

Horse-Rider Compatibility – with Leslie Howard

Horse Show Prep – with Bill Cooney

How Idle Dice met Rodney Jenkins – with Bernie Traurig

How Professionals Braid: The Tail – with Peggy Thompson

How Professionals Braid: The Mane – with Peggy Thompson

How to Hold Two Reins – with Bernie Traurig

How to Put Two Reins on a Bit – with Cori Christmann

Hunters Past and Present – with Bernie Traurig, Ronnie Beard, Archie Cox, Julie Winkel, John French, Peter Pletcher

Hunters Then and Now – with Ronnie Beard

Hunters Under Saddle – with John French

Improving Your Flying Changes – with Bernie Traurig

Incorporating Cavaletti with Fences, As Developed by Bert de Nemethy – with Bernie Traurig

Introducing Corner Jumps – with Olivia Loiacono

Introducing the Green Horse and Training the Spooky Horse to the Liverpool – with Bernie Traurig

Introducing Your Horse to the Hard Rubber Pelham – with Bernie Traurig

Judging Hunters – with Bernie Traurig

Jumping on Foot for Kids – with Will Simpson 

Jumping with the Motion Versus Jumping Ahead of the Motion – with Denny Emerson

Keeping Your Saddle from Slipping Back Tip – with Bernie Traurig

Landing on the Proper Lead – with John French

Landing the Lead for Seamless Bending Lines – with Missy Clark

Lateral Exercises – with Bernie Traurig

Lightning Fast Jump-Off Turns – with Hugh Graham

Leading and Tying – with Cori Christmann

Longe Line Exercises for Seat Improvement and Position Correction – with Bertalan de Nemethy

Looking for the Distance – with Bernie Traurig

Making the Most of Your Turns on Course – with Hope Glynn and Ned Glynn

Martingales: Fitting and Usage – with Julie Winkel 

Mastering Flatwork Over Fences: Basic – with Bernie Traurig

Mastering Flatwork Over Fences: Intermediate – with Bernie Traurig

Mastering Flatwork Over Fences: Advanced – with Bernie Traurig

Masters and Mentors – with Bernie Traurig

Mental Preparation – with Tim McQuay and Tom McCutcheon

Oval Exercise – with Jim Hagman

Perfecting Rideability: A Jumping Exercise – with Bernie Traurig

Perfecting The Hand Gallop to a Jump – with Stacia Madden

Pinwheel Exercise – with Stacia Madden

Pole Exercises – with Judy Martin

Pony Club Clinic with Bernie Traurig, Part One

Pony Club Clinic with Bernie Traurig, Part Two 

Pony Division Basics – with Beverly Jovais

Pony Hunter Teams from 1961 – with George Morris and Gordon Wright

Pre-Flight Check – with Bernie Traurig

Preparing for an Important Show, Part One – with Tonya Johnston

Preparing for an Important Show, Part Two – with Tonya Johnston

Preventing the Swap – with Louise Serio

Progressive Levels of Dressage: International Levels – with Axel Steiner

Progressive Levels of Dressage: Fourth Level – with Axel Steiner

Progressive Levels of Dressage: Third Level – with Axel Steiner

Progressive Levels of Dressage: Second Level – with Axel Steiner

Progressive Levels of Dressage: First Level – with Axel Steiner

Progressive Levels of Dressage: Training Level – with Axel Steiner 

Progressive Levels of Dressage: Introductory Level – with Axel Steiner

Progressive Levels of Dressage: Series Prologue – with Axel Steiner

Proper Bandaging – with Alita Hendricks

Proper Grooming – with Darren Roberts

Proper Bathing – with Darren Roberts

Proper Leg Placement to Encourage Prompt Downward Transitions – with Bernie Traurig

Proper Mounting and Dismounting – with Bernie Traurig

Proper Use of the Stick and a Safety Precaution Every Rider Should Know – with Susan Deal

Range of Motion Exercise – with Bernie Traurig

Release and Connection – with Missy Clark

Rider Fitness: Exercises while Mounted, Part A – with Denny Emerson

Rider Fitness: Exercises while Mounted, Part B – with Denny Emerson

Rider’s Position Over Fences – with Will Simpson

Riding on the Bit – with Bernie Traurig

Riding Specific Exercises for the Gym – with Robin Martinez

Riding the Handy – with Peter Pletcher

Riding Your Rhythm – with Mandy Porter

Ring Basics: Buffer Zone for Bipeds – with Julie Winkel 

Ring Basics: Horse and Hound – with Julie Winkel 

Ring Basics: Allowing for Auditors – with Julie Winkel

Ring Basics: Treat Me Right – with Julie Winkel 

Roots of Forward Riding in America – with George Morris

Schooling Your Horse Over The Open Water – with Bernie Traurig

Self-Carriage – with Julie Winkel

Serpentine Exercise – with Laura Kraut

Setting Up the Lead Change – with Jenny and Kost Karazissis

Shoeing the Problem Horse, Part One – with Jose Alejos

Shoeing the Problem Horse, Part Two – with Jose Alejos

Shortening and Lengthening Exercises Over Jumps – with Julie Winkel

Sport Horse Medicine Today – with Dr. Richard Markell

Spurs 101 – with Bernie Traurig

Stable Safety: Crossties and Tying – with Cori Christmann

Stable Safety: Leading and Turn-Out – with Cori Christmann

Starting the Young or Green Horse Over Jumps, Part 1 – with Bernie Traurig

Starting the Young or Green Horse Over Jumps, Part 2 – with Bernie Traurig

Starting the Young or Green Horse Over Jumps, Part 3 – with Bernie Traurig

Staying Fit on the Road – with Robin Martinez

Sticky Spray Tip – with Bernie Traurig

Stirrup Safety – with Cynthia Hankins

Stirrup and Girth Adjustments – Safety Tip – with Bernie Traurig

Straight and Simple – with Bernie Traurig

Strategies for Managing a Fresh Horse – with Peter Pletcher 

Suppleness: Unlocking the Gaits – with Verena Mahin 

Swapless on Course – with Hope Glynn and Ned Glynn

Tack Basics: Performance and Protective Boots – with Julie Winkel 

Tack Cleaning Tips – with Cori Christmann

Teaching the Automatic Release, The Hagman Formula: Part 1 – with Jim Hagman

Teaching the Automatic Release, The Hagman Formula: Part 2 – with Jim Hagman

Teaching the Automatic Release, The Hagman Formula: Part 3 – with Jim Hagman

The Abuse of the Indirect Rein – with Bernie Traurig

The Accordion Flatwork Exercise – with Bernie Traurig

The Alice Debany Clero System: Part One, Pole Exercises – with Alice Clero 

The Alice Debany Clero System: Part Two, Introducing Boxes Without Wings – with Alice Clero

The Cardinal Gymnastic – with Bernie Traurig

The de Nemethy Method Series: Advanced Gymnastic 1 – with Bertalan de Nemethy

The de Nemethy Method Series: Advanced Gymnastic 2 – with Bertalan de Nemethy

The Essential Elements of Fitness – with Robin Martinez 

The Evolution of Modern Equitation and Classical Riding – with Bernie Traurig

The Figure 8 Bandage for the Hock – with Alita Hendricks

The Figure 8 Bandage for the Knee – with Alita Hendricks

The Formula for Dialed-In Corner Jumps – with Bernie Traurig

The Ideal Hunter Type – with John French

The Independent Seat – with Denny Emerson

The Kusner Gymnastic – with Bernie Traurig

The Medal and Maclay, from the Judge’s Perspective – Webinar with Bernie Traurig, Julie Winkel, Cynthia Hankins, Scott Hofstetter, Tricia Booker 

The Nature of the Horse – with Julie Winkel 

The Nip-Up: A Half-Halt Technique – with Bernie Traurig

The Progression of Releases – with Karen Healey

The Right Canter – with Denny Emerson

The TMJ and Acupressure Meridians – with Dr. Heather Mack

The Water Jump: A Discussion with Leopoldo Palacios and Bernie Traurig

The Winkler Gymnastic – with Bernie Traurig

Thinking Like a Horse – with Julie Winkel

TMJ Awareness – with Dr. Heather Mack

Trailer Loading the Difficult Horse – with Jose Alejos

Training the OTTB Horse – with Bernie Traurig

Training the OTTB Horse, Session Two – with Bernie Traurig

Triple Bars – with Bernie Traurig

Turning Over Fences with Timing and Technique – with Bernie Traurig

Types of Ponies to Use When Teaching a Young Rider – with Susan Deal

Understanding Colic – with Dr. Robert Brusie

Unnecessary Drama – with Peter Pletcher

Vertical Vertical Combination – with Bernie Traurig

Visualization – with Susie Hutchison and Tonya Johnston

Walking the Course Series: The Basics, Part 1 – with Bernie Traurig

Walking the Course Series: from the Rider’s Perspective, Part 2 – with Candice King

Walking the Grand Prix Course: from the Designer’s Perspective, Part 3 – with Olaf Peterson

Walking the Grand Prix Course with Leopoldo Palacios, Part 1 – with Leopoldo Palacios

Walking the Grand Prix Course with Leopoldo Palacios, Part 2 – with Leopoldo Palacios

Western Horsemanship: Mental Preparation for Pattern Work – with Carla Wennberg

Western Horsemanship and Reining – The Basics – with Tim McQuay and Tom McCutcheon

Western Showmanship – with Tim McQuay and Tom McCutcheon

What to Look For in an Equitation Prospect – with Missy Clark

Where to Hold the Reins in the Two-Point – with Susan Deal

Winning Eye Exercises – with John French

Winning Turns – with Bernie Traurig

1990 World Cup Finals with Maybe Forever

1976-1988 American Jumping Derby

1959 Pan American Games

1959 National Horse Show

1957-1960 First Core US Show Jumping Team under Bert de Nemethy 

European Showjumping from the 1960s

The US Team at Aachen in 1960

1960 Rome Olympics

1960 Dublin Horse Show

2011 CET Medal Finals – Gymnastic Phase

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