From the monthly archives:

September 2009

8 easy checks to learning horse jumping

September 29, 2009

How do you know when you have acquired the skill level to safely and confidently ride your horse over fences so as not to encumber him?
If you can fulfil the requirements below, you are well able to begin the work towards jumping:

Are you able to shorten your reins at all gaits without disturbing your horse, [...]

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Steffen Peters encourages self carriage

September 15, 2009

It was a charismatic Steffen Peters who so willingly and humorously shared his training insights at New Zealand’s Regional FEI Dressage Forum on 12 and 13 September,and I’m sure glad I was there!  In Aotearoa (NZ) we are merely a wee cocoon stuck to a distant tree, far removed from the influence of top (and [...]

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Lessons from Ray Hunt (2)

September 7, 2009

Following on in our series of insights from one of the most important Western horsemen of recent time, we continue with ideas and concepts from a Ray Hunt clinic, held in New Zealand in February, 2002.
The horse knows you 20:1
If the horse feels ‘empty’ between hand and leg, do something with hands and/or legs to [...]

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