July 17, 2010
Long ago I realized that every action of a horse is a communication. It became incumbent upon me to learn the language of the breed and the vernacular or dialect of the individual, as a horseman. When my horses are feeling well they perform well, brilliantly in fact. When they are feeling unwell, they under [...]
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June 4, 2010
As riders we communicate using aids to direct our horses performance. Here is an easy exercise for you to see how your cues are being felt.
Most of us have one leg shorter than another and when seated on moving horses we tend to have a certain ’sidedness’. One of our shoulders may be [...]
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