Bud Lyon breaks down log walkover in ranch riding. He explains why foot placement and footfall is so important and what you can do to ride the log walkover smoothly.

Learn how to correctly sidepass a log in ranch riding.

Bud Lyon helps a dressage rider who is new to the sport of ranch riding work through some fundamentals.

Bud works with a rider on cleaning up her transitions, mainly from extended gaits to regular gaits. He also discusses the importance of steering.

Bud Lyon explains how long your reins should be during an extension. He discusses how to handle your reins properly during the extension so you don't get a penatly from the judge.

Bud explains how to teach your horse to extend his stride. He walks us through a drill geared at helping your horse extend his stride.

In ranch riding, hand placement should be subtle. Bud discusses hand placement with a rider and gives her feedback.

Bud coaches a rider through a series of transitions. He offers feedback and advice on what the rider can do to better prepare her horse for the ranch riding.

Bud Lyon demonstrates a foundation drill. He also discusses how to use your hand, leg, and voice to keep your horse listening through the transitions. He also explains the concept of "inviting the mistake" during training.

Is movement judged in the ranch riding? Bud Lyon discusses how a horse's movement and expression comes into play in the ranch riding.

Bud Lyon discusses appropriate head carriage in the ranch riding. He gives a brief overview of certain conformations that lend themselves to ranch riding and how head carriage may affect judging.

A good ranch riding horse is one you want to ride all day long. Bud Lyon explains how the ranch riding is judged and how it differs from reining.

Bud Lyon discusses rommel vs. split reins. He describes situations in which both types of reins have been used and gives his advice for choosing between them. He notes that both types are legal to use in the ranch riding.

Bud Lyon reads the AQHA ranch riding description and discusses the intention of the class and how the ideal ranch riding horse should perform.

If your horse likes to lean one way or another when you're practicing your rundowns, Bud Lyon shows you how you can fix it before your next horse show.

Just like people, horses are either right handed or left handed. Bud Lyon works with a horse and shows the difference between his right and left turns and shows you which direction his horse struggles with more.

Does your horse get tight when it comes time to stop? Or does he start to stiffen when you cue the stop? Bud Lyon shows you a few drills you can use to fix that problem.

Do you feel like your horse gets tense when it comes time to run down and stop in a reining pattern? Bud Lyon goes over how he likes to help his horse free up his shoulders so he can stop with ease.

If your horse struggles with spinning, Bud Lyon shows you how he likes to incorporate trotting into his practice to help his horse find his footing.

Having a horse bend too much in a spin can cause many issues. Bud works with a horse that likes to have too much bend when he's turning and shows you how he fixes the problem.

Bud Lyon works a green ranch riding horse and shows you how he likes to work with a green horse on their flying lead change.

You must have lateral and forward movement if you want your horse to perform a flying lead change. Bud Lyon schools a green ranch riding horse and works on his horse's green flying lead change.

If you find your horse getting dull when you ask him to spin, you might need to school the turnaround to help tune him up.

Does your horse get sluggish when it's time to back up? Bud Lyon shows you how to effectively get your horse's feet moving while staying collected and underneath himself.