I love watching these horses and riders. Dressage should make the horse more beautiful. But if it isn’t also making the horse more RIDEABLE then there is definitely something amiss with the training program. Here’s an example of an advanced horse and rider...
Dix, Lauren’s 13 year old Lippizan, is on the “20 year plan”. It has taken some years, and a lot of changes, for Dix to finally get healthy and happy. But (do we need to knock on wood?) it seems to be happening. When I first met Dix at Lauren’s...
I stumbled upon this quote which I loved: “One’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” –Oliver Wendell...
Recently a couple of situations have come up that have caused me to reflect on how a horse feels about what we are asking him to do. Some horses we encounter make us look good by taking everything new in stride and never letting on that maybe they aren’t...
Just the way top ballet dancers practice and take class at the barre, longe lessons are for everyone. Longe lessons are a great way to discover those little things we do that get in the way of the horse so we can eliminate them. My approach to advanced rider longe...
