If your child has a pony who refuses to go forward…
Ella’s pony wouldn’t even walk forwards, let alone move faster than that and there was not much enjoyment happening there for either child or pony. On our discussion group recently, Ella’s mum Narel posted about how she made a very good start at solving the problem – in one day. … In one day! … ...
Read MoreThe Way of the Child and what it can do for self carriage
This beautiful exercise that I call The Way of the Child is one of the lessons in the From Your Horse’s Heart course. OK you folks on the From Your Horse’s Heart course, come on in with your comments and tell people what this exercise has to do with self carriage…
Read MoreMorgans are Caretaker horses and that’s why it can take time to establish a canter
Morgans as a breed tend to be that very precious being – the natural Caretaker horse. That’s the kind of horse who generally slows down or stops when they are afraid or confused. Caretaker horses are those wonderfully generous horses who are particularly good at looking after our children or our beginners or just ...
Read MoreWarning for dressage riders in Dutch and Danish research
Dutch and Danish researchers have just presented a study at the 10th Equitation Science conference in Edinburgh that will be of critical interest to all dressage riders. Here is the full media release that landed in my email in box this morning, with my comments in italics: Equitation Science: ‘The Road Ahead’ Ten minutes ...
Read MoreUnderstand the importance of that freebie lesson in making your horse safe from fences and ropes
I am posting this blog so that you will have somewhere to post your comments about the free lesson that I have just sent out – Keeping your horses safe from fences and ropes. And remember, old fear and trauma is cumulative – each fear, each trauma that happened in fear adds on to the intensity of ...
Read MoreAn excellent question about the “my grass” game!
For those who have subsribed to my blog, I thought you would like to know that there was an excellent question on the “My Grass!” game on Questions for Jenny.
Read MoreFeeling safe with your horse/s at feed time
What do you – you personally – need from your horse to feel safe and be safe at feed time? This isn’t a trick question and there is no right or wrong answer – although the answer, even just asking the question, could be incredibly important to your relationship with your horse. We are quite ...
Read MoreBridle-less piaffe – and the baby steps that have to come first…
This article was written years ago and although I changed focus, I thought it was an interesting one to bring over to the new website. Funny, the bridle-less piaffe is still tickling along in the back of my mind. Maybe all Peggy Cumming’s Connected Riding work that I have been learning is one of the baby teps ...
Read MoreStringhalt query from a reader…
A reader with a stringhalted horse had been told to lock her horse up off the pasture, give it a mineral block, a large bale of hay and hard feed it. She was having trouble with transitions even after her horse was supposed to be recovered. So this article is about stringhalt AND transitions. Here’s ...
Read MoreA powerful improvement to the Parelli Friendly Game
Whether you are into natural horsemanship or not – even if the idea of natural horsemanship makes you cringe - the Friendly Game, the rhythmic advance and retreat method of getting your horse used to routine things that they might find either scarey or uncomfortable, is probably one of the best things that you can ...
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