Neuland Lafayette (Faye)
Arrival & Background Neuland Lafayette, fondly known as Faye, was bred by Michele Neuland, of Neuland Stud in Stellenbosch, Western Cape...
Odin
Arrival & Background Odin's first visit to Xenophon Equus Centre, was for a clinic he attended with his owner, Louwmarie Swanepoel. It...
A Ruined Mouth
Have you ever seen a horse with a ruined mouth? It’s easy to spot. The WORRIED MOUTH is when the horse will GAP his mouth whenever the...
The student must make an effort to look friendly at all times
“The student must make an effort to look friendly at all times, to caress his horse often, and not to correct impatiently. Even if not...
Dysfunction Junction
When things go wrong, and horses misbehave, riders search for the reason and the remedy outside themselves. The truth is that in most...
The Riding Challenge
Riding challenges all of us to reinvent ourselves on a regular basis. This usually comes with the discovery that we are not nearly as...
The Round Pen vs the Square
Most trainers in South Africa use a 20m round yard/pen for their horse training. The main idea seems to be for the trainer to get the...
Rein contact
Learning to establish and maintain a correct rein contact is one of the big difficulties we encounter in learning how to ride. One of the...
Hind Leg Mechanics
One of the most important factors of one's growth in horsemanship is to become aware, to notice small details in general, but also in...
Picadero
Work in a picadero differs in many ways from ordinary lunge work as it is highly concentrated and meaningful. It has nothing to do with...
