Amiable Horsemanship

08/29/2024

Just the ponies enjoying their dinner

08/28/2024

A light downpour before dinner gave us a beautiful sunset

08/16/2024

Enjoying some grass this morning before it gets hot

08/15/2024

Happy ponies having dinner together

08/14/2024

Fun lesson this morning, and look who's finally back to work again!

08/12/2024

That sunset...

08/04/2024

Peaceful evening dinner time

08/03/2024

Breakfast at sunrise

08/02/2024

Such a pretty morning

08/02/2024

Happy ponies!

07/31/2024

07/26/2024

Dinner!

07/20/2024

Super fun day at cross country day! All the ponies were so good! Videos coming soon.

07/15/2024

The best way to feel confident is to have a good connection to your horse through a stable and connected seat

“Afraid for no reason”
Doubtful.
So often a student tells me they lost their nerves, and they don’t know why, because they didn’t have any big crash or fall or injury that warrants their new fear.

But let me tell you a little secret that’s not a secret at all - 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭!!!!!

- So often these riders had a decent seat as a young person, but as they age, something falls apart. Often they took a few years off to have babies, they no longer have core muscle, and often have anterior pelvic tilt, and no longer have the security they had as a teenager
- Maybe they swapped from Huntseat to Dressage , but never actually learned a proper dresssage seat, so they are trying to find security through a low deep heel and tight calf, but are unable to do so with the longer stirup. They never learned the secure Dressage seat of a tight core and engaged, glutes and plugged in seat bones, so they never really learned the new seat, but are no longer in a position to rely on their old seat. So now they have no security at all.
- Sometimes slow habits just crept in and as they got less fit, those habits got worse and the receipt is sketchy and their subconscious knows it
- Sometimes their former horses were such auto pilot lesson horses that they felt safe but now they are on a horse that is either sharper or more athletic or maybe Greener- but either way, it’s something that requires more skilled and they possess.

And all of these scenarios this rider probably should be a little fearful!!!! Their seat and skill are not good enough to keep them safe in the situation. They are in and their subconscious mind knows it, and pushes the scaredy-cat button!!!!

That is actually a damn good reason to be fearful!!! And the good news is, we can often change it in a few lessons.
Having a fabulous seat is a lifelong endeavor, but having a seat thats secure enough to ride a decently well, broke horse in an arena, doesn’t actually take that long if your instructor is truly knowledgeable.

Riders with fantastic and secure seats are pretty courageous!! They know they can handle a spook, or a trip, or a fractious Young Horse. The unknown isn’t that scary when you’re pretty sure you can handle it.

07/14/2024

Katira and Victoria

07/10/2024

As much as all the rain this spring was overwhelming, I am thankful to still have grass for the horses in July

07/05/2024

Happy 4th of July!

07/01/2024

Beautiful evening

06/28/2024

Beautiful sunrise this morning

06/27/2024

Dinner time!

06/23/2024

Dinner

06/20/2024

Katira and Charlotte jumped some barrels today

06/16/2024

Ponies in the sunset

06/14/2024

Pasture board available, come join our herd and help them eat all that grass!

06/13/2024

The ponies got to move into their new grassy pasture today. They are thrilled.

06/07/2024

Good morning

05/31/2024

Ponies enjoying breakfast in the mud. Another inch of rain this morning brings us to almost 7 inches of rain this week.

05/31/2024

Katira and Charlotte got to learn about corners this morning before the storms came.