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 we tend to talk about horses we use dominance based Read more
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 of jumpers are ridden with large bits – often gags Read more
I think as horsemen it is very common to get into this routine of releasing either physical or mental tension. You start to frame your whole training session as making the horse more relaxed or more supple. You might even use both those words together, but if you really look Read more