Is it Possible? Oh ya! Most people find it a considerable challenge to collect their horse where they have control of the poll and the horse is put in a position to use its ring of muscles in the most powerful and efficient way possible. However, I am seeing more people on the right track…
Balance = Security Where and how we balance on our seat or feet will determine the security of our balance and the positive performance in our horses for whatever style of riding we choose. I use the term Classical because for eons good technicians on riding had figured out where you needed to sit and…
Keys to Courage Many forms of lunging–or lateral lunging, as some call it–often fall short of increasing a horse’s ability to relax and perform. The purpose of this article is to show how a horse’s state of negative contraction (counter-flexion, inverted) can be changed so that it does not hamper a horse’s ability to improve…
Hang that Head One of the biggest hurdles that I keep seeing people run into with their horses is the unpredictability of horses exploding in situations. These emotional outbursts compromise safety and performance. Too often people deal with this by looking for situational solutions. By this I mean that they see one situation at a…
Trailer Loading 101 If there is one topic with horses that seems to have had a fair amount of coverage but still is a serious hurdle for so many people, trailer loading. We all have to move our horses from one place to another for veterinary attention, pleasure trail riding, show or from one boarding…