The Ten Commandments…
Andrew McLean has a 10 point check list to see if your training program is based on sound scientific principles... Read Article 1 Comment »
Category: Horse Health & Rider Fitness
Andrew McLean has a 10 point check list to see if your training program is based on sound scientific principles... Read Article 1 Comment »
Dressage is like the Tango
Richard Weis is acknowledged the world over as an expert in how dressage riders could, and should, sit. Here he looks at the way in which the Tango is mirrored in the partnership of rider and horse... Read Article Comments Off on Dressage is like the Tango
Reading Blood Tests with David Ramey
Blood tests and their uses and abuses. Dr David Ramey explains how and when to use a blood test from your favourite horse. It's great reading - and a great help especially for your horse... Read Article Comments Off on Reading Blood Tests with David Ramey
The Principles of Horsemanship: Pressure / Release
The first principle is that the removal of any pressure reinforces the behaviour immediately before the removal. This is the principle of negative reinforcement... Read Article 2 Comments »
Christopher Bartle – the ultimate coach
Christopher Bartle - he's the equestrian coach with the midas touch... Rebecca Ashton has a fascinating interview with this exceptional mentor and motivator... Read Article 1 Comment »
Andrew McLean on the Crucial First Training Principle
Andrew McLean and the First Principle - This is the principle of negative reinforcement. I think what we need to recognize, is that when we train horses we are duty bound to perform negative reinforcement correctly... Read Article Comments Off on Andrew McLean on the Crucial First Training Principle
Andrew McLean on Punishment
One of the most important concepts Andrew McLean has introduced to the world of the horse is that horses are not ‘naughty’, they are just being given the wrong signals and message... Read Article 9 Comments »
Contact – What is good contact?
What is contact? Light? Heavy? How do we establish good contact? We turn to some of the great equestrian authorities of all time - and some modern luminaries - to help shed light on this vexing concept.... Read Article Comments Off on Contact – What is good contact?
Types of Suppling Exercises by Hilary Clayton
Hilary Clayton combines her own love of horses and riding, with a rigorous scientific approach that over the last 30 years has showed how superstition and guesswork can be replaced by clear logical thought… PASSIVE SUPPLING – slow controlled movement to the limit of joint motion through the action of an external force DYNAMIC SUPPLING – rapid […] Read Article 1 Comment »
The Posture does the riding… with Susanne Miesner and Richard Weis
Susanne Meisner and Richard Weis un-ravel the mystery of why some riders sit perfectly, and why some horses can help the rider... Read Article 3 Comments »