Category: Training

  • Is it really all about working from behind?

    Is putting all your focus on working your horse from behind really the best way to ride?

    If you’re like many riders who’ve come to us for help, you’ve probably been taught to think that riding your horse from the back to the front is the ‘correct’ way to do things. And if you hold on to that belief then, of course, doing anything to directly influence the forehand would be forbidden. 

    And it’s easy to understand why you’d think that. It’s the message the modern mainstream proclaims at every opportunity. 

    But is it really true? 

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  • The Essence of Joyful Riding

    There’s an old saying that there’s always more than one way to bake a cake – but what isn’t said is that the taste it leaves afterwards does depend on whether you’ve included all the right ingredients! 

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  • Rule 1: Don’t annoy your horse!

    One of my early teachers proposed a stunningly simple set of guidelines for riding horses;

    Rule 1 – don’t annoy your horse

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