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04/14/2022

04/14/2022

Here are eight of our favorite quotes ICP instructors from day one of the ICP Symposium:

“I would be interested to see how many people here study teaching. Not what to teach, but how to teach. Nothing to do with horses. I think it is really, really important to make sure that we are all studying the human psychology side of the equation and how people learn. How that changes in different age groups. How you express something and how you put that forward.” - David O’Connor at the opening session of the symposium.
“The slower you go, the faster you get there. Jack Le Goff used to say it to me all the time as he was holding me back. That has been a huge mantra of mine with horses and with people.” - David O’Connor on riders moving up.
“It takes a long time for the aid to go from your brain to the leg to the horse to the horse’s brain. It takes longer than 2 seconds, you have to prepare ahead of time.” - Mary D’Arcy while teaching a dressage lesson.
“Dressage is not about minimizing, it’s about maximizing. We don’t slow them down, we actually drive the hind end into that downward transition.” - Rebecca Brown regarding downward transitions.
“You’re always in a lesson from the moment you get on your horse from the moment you get off your horse.” - Jim Graham at the end of his lesson when he asked his student to walk for the final time.
“You make the frame by continuing what you ride forward. If you don’t go forward enough you have nothing to contain at the end. Going forward doesn’t just happen by osmosis overnight. Forward is always your friend, not the enemy.” - Robin Walker while asking a student to move more forward at all gaits.
“Take an aid away, until you actually need it. Then you add an aid.” - Karen O’Connor while instructing a student on proper leg position while jumping to prevent accidentally bumping the horse with the spur.
“When I teach, I really don’t want the rider looking to me for every bit of advice. I would like for the horse and the rider to think for themselves.” - Will Coleman during his color commentary following the first set of over fences demonstrations.

07/14/2021

02/16/2020

The secret to a comfortable and confident ride

02/12/2020

Teaching piaffe is not an end in itself… quite the contrary, in fact.

Introducing the horse to the piaffe is fantastic for developing a better balance, carriage, and way of going that will help to develop many other movements and improve his gaits. Working first without the rider on his back is a way that we can help the horse learn to shift his weight and engage the proper muscles without the hindrance of the rider’s weight adding more complexity to the idea. This idea can be introduced at practically any working age and stands independent of what “level” the horse is currently schooling at.

With this thought in mind, we could say that we don’t school “piaffe for the sake of piaffe,” but we school it for the gymnastic benefit that it brings to the horse.

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02/12/2020

Ever wondered how to take your test-riding up a notch, to gain those valuable extra marks? Carl Hester shared some golden nuggets of training advice during his dressage masterclass at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club that can help every rider pull in some extra points in the ring

02/12/2020

In WHEN TWO SPINES ALIGN: DRESSAGE DYNAMICS author Beth Baumert explains the four physical “Powerlines”—Vertical, Connecting, Spiraling, and Visual—that she says enable us t…

01/13/2020

Thanks Bobbi for your holiday photography at Majestic Oaks HT. What a lovely weekend it was!

Thank you to everyone for all your support this year!! Looking forward to an Awesome 2020!!

I will be at the Horses and Holly event this Saturday, come out and enter to win a free mini session! Stephanie Wood

12/05/2019

https://www.an-eventful-life.com.au/eventing-news/training-tips/neck-straps-are-not-just-beginners-says-william-fox-pitt

William Fox-Pitt explains why he uses a neck strap and how he has convinced nearly all the British team that they should wear one too!

11/27/2019

Good pre show season read:

https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/8-top-tips-improve-jumping-position-662706

Here’s some helpful advice from five-star event rider Georgie Strang to get you on your way with improving your position. Then, don’t miss our selection of competitions for you to showcase what you’ve learnt...

11/27/2019

https://youtu.be/nihklxv18mY
cool.

CD w/ Robert Dover

Suppling your horse is often much easier in the canter than in the trot. Olympian and world record holder Charlotte Dujardin, gives us some quick tips and po...

11/15/2019

https://www.thesaddlegeek.com/broke-girls-guide-to-french-and-italian-saddles-post1/

Dreaming of an expensive French and Italian saddle, but only have $1000 to spend? Here's some lesser-known French-ish saddle gems from the sub-$1000 market.

10/19/2019

“Does your horse truly hate dressage? Or is it just a projection of your own feelings?”

Read article below...

10/19/2019

The horse is confirmed at level X when he can do all of the movements required at that level consistently and correctly. If he's competing, this should translate to good scores, but a horse can be confirmed at a level without having competed.

10/19/2019

Simple but useful article/practice for learning about taking a dressage test, specifics, logistics, etiquette.

https://extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/4H/4-H-982-W.pdf

10/19/2019

Ok so brief rant to come...

So, IMO no matter what level you’re riding your dressage rest at...you’ve got no business riding it without first reading/knowing/learning/absorbing the Object and General Principles of Dressage.

It’s NOT just about the test people!

Please read b4 u test.

https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/F3p8pgrWgAo/dr-dressage-division

10/19/2019

Very important article with the subtlety and nuance this misunderstood topic deserves but rarely gets. Bravo!

https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2019/07/jo-hinnemann-on-contact/

10/16/2019

Important

A study on development potential for county-owned parcels is due in November.

10/10/2019

Yes

10/08/2019

https://www.facebook.com/1806097612/posts/10210196603430642/

Any of these sound familiar? The Screamer The screamer is a very exuberant teacher who tends to only see your riding in extremes. You can hear her from across the venue, and you never wonder

10/08/2019

Cool!
Might try.

Placing a boot on a horse’s weaker leg can use proprioception to help him build muscle force and reverse asymmetry, a study finds.

10/08/2019

Pippa!

Pippa Funnell is sitting at the table of her kitchen in Surrey, which has taken on the air of Chelsea Flower Show in miniature.

10/07/2019

Another keeper article.

“It’s true that an ideal conformation is something to strive for, but most horses don’t have ideal conformation,” observed Dr. Norris Adams, Clinical Assistant Professor in Equine Lameness and Surgery...

10/07/2019

Good keeper article.