The Lost Quixotes

The Art of Collecting the Riding Horse This video features Paul Belasik author of several excellent books on classical dressage.  In this video Paul puts collection into historical perspective.  He talks about the fact that the old masters spoke about the horse...

Equine Massage for the Performance Horse

Another video rental. This one features the work of Jim Masterson. In this video he demonstrates the Masterson Method for Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork which he developed. Like a lot of people I’ve watched horses getting massage therapy numerous times....

Video: Connected Riding and Groundwork

This video features the work of Peggy Cummings.  It has a lot to offer in terms of finding a balanced seat and feel and showing how these factors can really influence the horse’s relaxation and balance.  There are concepts that are near and dear to my heart so...

Elegant Dressage Training

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....

Getting to bend

I read Dominique Giniaux’s book, “What the Horse Have Told Me” several years ago.  It was interesting enough at the time but I’ll admit I didn’t fully appreciate his points until some other information came to light and it all converged. ...

Hempfling — Coming Together

This is the next video I rented from Horseflix. I found it OK. Not too much that was surprising. I knew he was a fan of the picadero so I thought there might be something of use in the video regarding straightness. (The authors of Straightening the Crooked Horse...