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<\/a><\/p>\nAlbert Voorn, working in Australia – pic Rebecca Ashton<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhat I\u2019ve seen, especially with the young girls, is a lot of anger,\u201d he told the interviewer. \u201cThey get so angry with their horses. Is the horse their partner or their friend? I can understand being very ambitious but it\u2019s a shame that when we make mistakes it all goes back on the horses and that is where we have to control that anger.<\/p>\n At the end of the day we are using and abusing an animal for our own pleasure. People don\u2019t have self-control.\u201d<\/p>\n Albert followed up with an interview with Britain’s Horse & Hound, where he made the point: \u201cRiders want it all now, they want it quicker and they are more and more spoilt. Why do they ride? They want results, but they won\u2019t put the time in. I teach so many horses in a week and I travel a lot and everybody says they love the horse \u2013 he needs to go into the paddock every day for example because it\u2019s better for the horse. The moment the rider gets his foot in the stirrup the love for the horse has gone.\u201d<\/p>\n Albert and Taballo, third at the Dutch Championships in 2013<\/em><\/p>\n story continues below the advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cThe more simple good training is, the more boring it gets. At the end of the day, that is the case. The more exciting it gets, the more fragile it gets. For us to ride so that it looks very easy to those watching, and very soft, that\u2019s the beauty of riding and that then is the excitement of it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are mentally and physically ready, we trot! Rising. Just allow them a little bit to loop around the working area. No problem. We are warming up.<\/p>\n I heard you were riding rollkur yesterday. I don\u2019t want to see rollkur. I see it and I shoot you! Just tell them where to go and what speed. Don\u2019t think about collection or any of that.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBoth reins in the outside hand \u201c\u2026.to make sure that we are 100% relaxed, no tension in the body, but the body must not move. Also, being totally quiet does not mean being totally stiff. You must be aware of what you do so you can change what is wrong. If you are not aware, you cannot change it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis exercise is for your feeling, do not ride with the handbrake on. The horse should allow us to ride it forward. The moment we have to slam on the brake, there is no control.<\/p>\n \u201cIf he goes against you, spur him forward. Just two spurs and let go straight away otherwise they lock on it. Have a flexible foot so you can use the spur when you need it, but you need to keep asking yourself, \u2018Can I ask less consistent spur?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Our own Colleen Brook, who worked with Voorn in Australia recalls: \u201cAlbert Voorn said many times, \u2018We must take the leaning and hauling out of our riding\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nShare Albert’s philosophy at Clinics conducted in Australia<\/h1>\n
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