…and they think very highly of themselves. That’s a cool quote from an article I read recently. It was funny that I read that article right after I wrote different words to make the same point in a discussion recently about the word...
Philippe Karl — one of my hero’s — was in Toronto, ON to do a three day clinic last week. Oh, I wish I had been there! I’ve watched all of his videos and read his books. They all leave me inspired and wanting to see more, more, more of him...
This video features the work of Anja Beran along with her mentor Manuel Jorge de Oliveira. It was a pleasure to watch such quiet, correct riding and handling. In the video we are introduced to several different horses to demonstrate different aspects of the training....
Remember Pamela the, 6 year old gaited, mare I started working with several months ago? The quick recap, you can read earlier blog entries for more details, is she was very worried and tense which caused her to want to run back to the barn as soon as her beginner...
The other day I was writing about reinforcement and that by doing nothing to get in the way of a behavior is the same as rewarding it. Then, while riding yesterday and today I realized that I was letting my mare, Danke, get out of balance and I was doing absolutely...