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Philosophy

Addressing Unwanted Behaviors

Last week I wrote about forcing horses to comply to our demands. If you didn’t see that article, check it out here. What was interesting to me is the conversations that article brought up. It seemed that everyone took something Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 6 hours6 days ago
Philosophy

The Rhetoric of Making or Forcing a Horse

In the last several weeks this has been coming up for me more and more and it’s starting to really bother me so I figured it would be a good topic for a blog post. If you think about how Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 1 week1 week ago
Uncategorized

Safety and Control

This week I really been thinking about safety and where people feel safe. I think most if not all of rider’s problems come from feeling insecure or not safe. As soon as they start to feel this discomfort they get Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 1 month1 month ago
Philosophy

Goals versus Plans: Riding in the Moment

My lessons last weekend really got me thinking, and it took me a bit to organize my thoughts into words. My weekend students are wonderful, caring riders, but they were struggling with my basic approach to riding and training today. Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 2 months2 months ago
Philosophy

Respecting Limits

Every horse has a certain amount of work they are comfortable with and a certain level of work they are comfortable doing. As riders it is our job to slowly expand that comfort zone while keeping the horse happy to Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 2 months ago
Training

Why Jumpers Need Big Bits

Okay so fair warning, this is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. If you have spent time with me you probably already know my thoughts on this subject. If not, then lets start at the beginning. A lot Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 2 months2 months ago
How-To Guides

Correct Contact

No matter what discipline you ride you always want some sort of contact with the horse through your reins. We then want to be able to use this contact in order to collect the horse and create the proper outline Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 4 months4 months ago
Health

My PSSM Journey

It has been quite a while since I have written a blog, in part due to the whirlwind of changes in my life right now. One of the big things that has happened this year is I learned about PSSM. Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 4 months4 months ago
How-To Guides

Pain or Behavior? How to Differentiate

As a trainer one of the most difficult tasks I am faced with is determining whether a horse’s problem is due to pain or due to purely poor behavior. Figuring out the root cause of the problem is essential to Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 6 months6 months ago
Philosophy

Riding for the Horse versus Riding for the Rider

I’ve been talking with a few people lately about the difference between riding for yourself versus riding for the horse. A lot of people think that good riders ride for the horse and poor riders or beginner riders ride for Read more…

By Stephanie Walker, 7 months7 months ago

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