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I have been reading an excellent book by Mark Russell and Andrea Steele, Lessons in Lightness – the art of educating the horse. Not only reading the book, but experimenting with my clients and their horses (with their permission, of course!). In this way I have been able to assess the ease of understanding and [...]
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I would love to hear your comments on the comparison between a trained Lusitano cattle-horse and a Grand Prix dressage horse. Perhaps you would like to have a look at this and give me your thoughts, or maybe even go a step further – what about a comparison of the 3 videos?
The door is [...]
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Dressage = ‘training’… to ‘dress’ the horse…
What do you think of this?
and how does it relate to this?
I look forward to hearing your thoughts, don’t be shy!
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Equestrianism, once full of fun, sportsmanship and classical principles, now has a big, dark cloud hovering over it…
Horse ‘wastage’ (’euthanasia’ and deaths), drug-use, harsh bits, and appalling conditions for discarded meat-trade-bound horses are just some of the current issues.
Training methods are often confusing and may even be damaging to the horse’s mental and physical health.
Here [...]
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