STRIPPED-DOWN LEADING
Working in the arena today with a young horse, a three year old. She's pretty good to handle, always has been pretty good, but what I am...


INSPIRATION
Some days it doesn't take much to feel inspired by something you’ve seen or heard… snippets of Carl Hester riding as a result of the...


TO BEGIN IN SHOULDER-IN
I like starting off some days in the schooling with a long session in the walk, collecting the horse, make shoulder-in or even slight...


AWARENESS OF OTHERS
What I saw today is how many layers of awareness we need to have when around the horses… as many layers of awareness as the horses have...


A YOUNGSTER’S POTENTIAL
Handling youngster today. Three years old. Tall and skinny. Kind of calm in her nature but I could feel her aliveness and youth. Picking...


FOREST RIDING
Out in the forest today, sun shining through the winter trees, gentle breeze. Horse keen and bright. What I realise afterwards is how...

