The Art of Equitation

07/20/2024

05/20/2024

https://youtu.be/graX07Dlydw?si=IsbfwGXIMcsT3W5_

FredericoFresian/Paint cross

05/20/2024

https://youtu.be/ELeRJ2_yiGQ?si=s_fy_QErQNvpmhyo

OTTB Clay Time 3rd Level Test 1 Judge: Barb Soukup L with DistinctionMay 202463.919%

02/15/2024

Jeremy Steinberg – Rider Position, a Lost Cause? Posted on February 14, 2024February 14, 2024 by horsemagazine I was teasing one of my riders last weekend, asking her about the wording of the rules of a canter pirouette, which she didn’t know, but was showing PSG none-the-less. I gave her a hard...

01/24/2024

01/13/2024

Current research and practical observations provide insights for farriers

10/16/2023

Understanding the canter footfalls helps with the timing of the aids.

10/09/2023

https://youtu.be/cHARg_-3-Vk?si=cxQJOjNP3BNCe_8D

OTTB Grazia Who, Intro C

09/24/2023

Grazia Who getting it done. One more show to go...

07/02/2023

OTTB mule?

06/15/2023

A visual for today. Illustrated by the amazing Susan DiFelice.

The connection the rider has through their arms, hands and reins, needs to flow to the horse’s mouth and through the horse’s body in what we call the “circle of the aids” or a “recycling” of energy.

When the rider has flat or “piano” hands, they have effectively turned off the flow of connection. To keep that energy flowing in a harmonious way through your forearms and into your seat and back (which is where you can most influence the horse) you must keep your fists softly closed with the thumb on top.

Think of a water pipe, with an on off valve. The valve is ON or OPEN when your fist is upright and elbows by your side. The valve is shut off or CLOSED when you ride with flat hands.

We want the horse’s energy to flow through us, so we must keep all the “pipes” open!!

Let me know if this image resonates with you.

06/12/2023

03/31/2023

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01/30/2023

Adriana today!
Great job and Adina is moving forward!!!

01/18/2023

One of my favorite pictures of Dancin In Aruba HOF and I from 2022.

12/04/2022

Kyra Kyrklund is not only very wise, she is very funny: "In front of the leg is a bit hard to explain. It’s a bit like God – everyone has heard of him, but no one has seen him. It is hard to explain the feeling of ‘in front of the leg’ but when it happens, it’s like magic. It is a bit like explaining how strawberry jam tastes – it is easier if you have eaten it before or even tasted a strawberry. It is the same with the good feelings you get when you are riding: think about that feeling, give it a name, then it will be easier to get it back..." enjoy the entire article https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2020/12/kyra-kyrklund-the-young-horse-the-first-step/

12/01/2022

The Cavalry Manual tells us: As the straightness improves, the throughness of the horse will improve as well. The pushing capacity of the hindquarters can now go its way through the horse up to the mouth and makes the horse give to the pressure of the bit, bend the neck and chew on the bit.This is the natural way the horse achieves the correct “going through the poll”. It would not be correct to achieve this “going through the poll” by brutally pulling neck and head of the horse. Instead it must be the result of the hind legs pushing towards the quiet still hand. Read more: https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2019/10/the-classical-tradition-the-training-scale-part-four-how-old-are-our-principles/

09/18/2022

Champion Training, First and Third Levels

Thatcher & Dancin In Aruba HOF

08/12/2022

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