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The Art of Warming Up: Preparing Your Horse for...
A good warm-up is the foundation of any successful dressage session. It sets the tone for the ride, allowing the horse to loosen up physically and mentally while the rider...
The Art of Warming Up: Preparing Your Horse for...
A good warm-up is the foundation of any successful dressage session. It sets the tone for the ride, allowing the horse to loosen up physically and mentally while the rider...

Training Beyond The Test: Why You Should Ride O...
Competing in dressage, eventing, or any equestrian discipline is a thrilling and rewarding experience. It gives riders a benchmark for progress, a chance to showcase their hard work, and a...
Training Beyond The Test: Why You Should Ride O...
Competing in dressage, eventing, or any equestrian discipline is a thrilling and rewarding experience. It gives riders a benchmark for progress, a chance to showcase their hard work, and a...

Why We Need to Learn to Do Less With Our Hands
One of the greatest challenges in riding is overcoming our natural human tendency to be hand-dominant. From infancy, we rely on our hands to interact with the world—grasping, fixing, and...
Why We Need to Learn to Do Less With Our Hands
One of the greatest challenges in riding is overcoming our natural human tendency to be hand-dominant. From infancy, we rely on our hands to interact with the world—grasping, fixing, and...

Not a naturally talented rider? Don't despair!
Some riders seem born to be in the saddle. They sit effortlessly at all gaits, their hands remain soft yet steady, and their horses respond with a lightness that seems...
Not a naturally talented rider? Don't despair!
Some riders seem born to be in the saddle. They sit effortlessly at all gaits, their hands remain soft yet steady, and their horses respond with a lightness that seems...

How to deal with a bad ride
For many of us, riding and caring for our horses can be the best parts of our day, and the feeling of finally getting an amazing transition or winning a...
How to deal with a bad ride
For many of us, riding and caring for our horses can be the best parts of our day, and the feeling of finally getting an amazing transition or winning a...

Your hand position matters (a lot) and here's why
Als we aan contact denken, denken we vaak aan wat het paard doet: zit er teveel gewicht in de teugels? Te weinig? Is het paard aan het bit? Is hun...
Your hand position matters (a lot) and here's why
Als we aan contact denken, denken we vaak aan wat het paard doet: zit er teveel gewicht in de teugels? Te weinig? Is het paard aan het bit? Is hun...