Episode 192- Forward is a DIRECTION, not a speed.

Forward is a direction, not a speed. Why is this an important statement? As I coach riders, I often see horses who look wobbly on straight lines. Some even appear to be walking a tight rope. What causes this? I see this as a question in the horse’s mind that is being expressed in their…

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Episode 183-Creating building blocks or rearranging the blocks you have to create something new.

A listener asks a question about changing her horse’s pushy, fidgety behavior on the ground. She asks, “How can I deconstruct a behavior or a reaction and rebuild a more favorable behavior?” This podcast discusses the difference between training (or retraining) and deconstructing or rebuilding. During training or retraining, the horse is often learning the…

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Episode 178: My mare goes from calm and sweet to disconnected: self awareness, anticipation and adjustability

A listener asks a question about her mare, who at first appears, “…very good and calm, until she’s worked out what it is we’re doing and starts to anticipate.” The answer involves understanding the riders’ role in both the calm and the anticipation, identifying how anticipation can look different between hot and cold horses, and…

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Goals

Goal Setting & Overcoming Obstacles  Taking a dream and turning it into a reality. Is this really possible? I’m committed to showing riders: YES, it is possible. Here is why it is hard. Here is how to make progress. Below are some of the tools that I use myself and with my students. Below the PDF’s…

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