Real Life Rider Question: My struggle at the moment is how I can get my horse off her…


Is It Me Or Is It My Horse?
Another of our Real Life Rider series, where our rider wrote to say she is currently training her…
WELL-HEELED
Here’s the essence of a Eureka! moment I had in the early days, that I want to share…

COLLECTIVE MARKS – PACES AND REGULARITY – WALK
Dressage is about training and developing your horse’s natural athleticism. Creating a willing and gymnastic way of going…

A BACK TO FRONT PROBLEM
Here we have a Crystal System subscriber who struggling to keep a consistent outline with her horse coming…

Canter Depart – Strike a Leg
The canter depart or strike off can be a real sticking point for some riders. In the third…

Its Like a Drug … I Want It
At the start of this journey I had a vague idea that I wanted to ride well. I…

THE COLLECTIVE MARKS – SCORING
Very few trainers give real weight to their pupils understanding and focusing on the collective marks. My view…
KEEP CALM AND RIDE
Continuing our Real Life Rider Series, Louise is having difficulty leaving the demands of her stressful day and…

Losing Stirrups – Anne’s Creepy Legs
In the first of our Real Life Rider Series of blogs subscriber Anne wrote to me to say…