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Episode 23: Your Horse Has Questions
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! I’m explaining something that was a game-changer for me and my horse. When I share this topic with people at clinics, I see an instant change in them and their horse. Did you know that your…
Read MoreEpisode 22: Beyond Prey vs Predator: You’re Underestimating Your Horse
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! Welcome to season 3 where we are going to talk about the horses mind. There are two things I’m going to talk about today. The first one is that you might just be underestimating your horse.…
Read MoreEpisode 21: Your Horse Needs You to Do This
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! It’s time to wrap up season two on the rider’s body. I covered a lot of ground on the last two seasons. We talked about the rider’s mind and the rider’s body. I’m even more excited…
Read MoreEpisode 20: The Hierarchy of the Riders Aids as the Horse Advances
Riders will need to use different riding aids differently as a horse progresses through the different grade levels. In episode 6, I compared the horses progression to the progression of kindergarten, grade school, high school, and college. As the horse and rider progresses, the use of different aids is layered on. We always start with…
Read MoreEpisode 19: Your Weakest Aid When Horseback Riding
When being a balanced rider, you have aids that can assist you. These include your right hand, left hand, right leg, and left leg. Today, I’m talking about these rider’s aids. Do you know which one of your aids is the weakest? Do you know which one of your aides you are over using? Last…
Read MoreEpisode 18: Improving Your Aids When Riding Your Horse
Today, I’m talking about how the rider’s mind and the rider’s body are both equally required for improvement. I’ll be talking about balancing your aids and your mindset. A listener asks about allowing something to flow and making something happen. This is all about balancing. You need to have a mindset where you can back…
Read MoreEpisode 17: Are You Helping or Interfering With Your Horse When Riding?
Today, I’m talking about active and passive riding. Do you know if you are doing too much or not enough when riding? A rider who doesn’t know how to ride may be in a defensive position and not doing enough. A rider using all available aids may be doing too much and making the horse…
Read MoreEpisode 16: Riding Horses Western vs English vs Bareback
Today, I share my experience of three different riding styles. People often ask me if I ride Western or English. I actually ride and compete in Western, English, and bareback. I first learned to ride Western. Then I moved on to bareback, because I was too small to put the saddle on my pony. I…
Read More3 feedback methods for improving your horseback riding & breaking the habit of looking down: Episode 15
Subscribe and never miss an episode! (I listen in the barn and when I’m out driving) Subscribe For Free! Last week, I talked about how time and repetition will create a feedback loop that you can modify. This week, I’m going to expand on the concept of the feedback loop and share three ways to…
Read MoreEpisode 14: Muscle Memory: habits & experience can improve your horseback riding skills
This week we are talking about muscle memory. I’m going to share my two different views on muscle memory and one way that you can fast-forward you’re learning. Last week, I talked about muscle memory being different than your strength or fitness level. I think people get confused about these concepts because in the beginning,…
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