I noticed recently an Ad for training horses not to be spooky and it reminded me of my…


Reward with a Pat?
A hearty loud slap on the neck doesn’t mean much to a horse. A quiet, delicate touch that sends…

ANGRY? You are not good enough
Have you ever got angry whilst riding, jabbed your horse in the mouth, shouted at your horse, perhaps…

REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT!
Dressage is about repetition. Repeat exercises over and over until they become part of the horse’s way of…

CAN’T CHASTISE FOR EXUBERANCE!
When lungeing my young horse recently she got pretty fresh and did a quite impressive form of levade…

Really Breathe!
Promoting relaxation when you ride is really quite simple, when you know how. You should breathe. Yes, I…
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