dressage

December 14, 2021

Hedging your bets

I am not much of a gambler but gamblers like hedging their bets, to try and achieve the best possible winning outcome. This approach does not always work when it comes to horses and riding.
October 7, 2021

Emotions and horses

don’t mix… Recently, I was warming up for my first dressage competition in a long time. I was a little tense when I got on, and the harder I tried, the stiffer I got, which got me even more tense and agitated… which did not make Cavi respond any better.
September 13, 2021

We are only human…

When I last posted about being a bit rattled when Cavi threw in a huge buck, there seemed to be a sense of relief from other riders that I would feel that way too. So today’s blog is about being human, which despite what we wish, we are only human […]
September 1, 2021

You are not riding a bike!

When we teach people how to ride in the riding school, they start out on very safe, very slow bomb proof horses that are worth their weight in gold. As the riders progress with their riding ability / balance / confidence, they may get moved onto a horse that is […]