"I LOVE MY HORSE!"
We horse folks are often heard saying “I love my horse;” but do we really? And if we do, how do we let the horse know that it is so...


DON’T DIG HOLES - FOR YOU OR YOUR HORSE!!!
I’ve been taking a friend out recently to help her bring on her young horse, accompanying them with an experienced older horse so they...


LIGHTNESS AND MORE LIGHTNESS...
I've spent twenty five years being interested in the mysteries of riding with lightness. I have explored and pursued and questioned and...


BREED TRAITS
I’ve just returned from a clinic in Scandinavia and one of the interesting things was the breeds of horse we had on the clinic. We all...


LOVE OR LOATH LUNGING?
Lunging is probably as old as riding itself; it is very useful and an art all of its own… but in some quarters it seems to have developed...


PAUSE TIME
Lots of us talk about timing, but one of the things I notice is that we all think and behave at different speeds - horses and humans - as...


LEARNINGS FROM LIBERTY
Worked with youngster in the arena at liberty today. I’ve done this type of thing many times with many horses and its always revealing...


PONY FUN AND THE ART OF TOUCH
"Showing himself to be gallant in the mouth, and quiver at the breath of the boot…" ”Had a friend over today… We played with a couple of...


INSPIRING HORSEY BOOKS
Who’s got time for books these days, especially busy horse people?!…I have. There are many classic books to guide and inspire the...


DEVIL IN THE DETAIL
I worked with a lady called Kat and her four year old horse today. Kat is pretty experienced and has done a good job of basic starting of...

