Equipment versus EDUCATION
Riders seem to think that a certain bit, bridle, halter, cavesson, bitless bridle, noseband, flash, training device, hackamore etc, etc,...
Before & After - Pony
Pics at arrival, during training and 6 months later at a show. #Projects #Training
My HORSE, My MIRROR
A wise horseman once said that horses are like computers; they don't always do what you want but they always do what you tell them!...
THE BODYÂ - Natural Crookedness
The rider has to recognise the natural asymmetry and imbalance and has to help the horse develop symmetrically in body and limbs. · ...
Before & After - Filly
This filly came to me for training and left 16 months later #Training #Projects
Before & After - 2 Months Training
With the correct work changes can be seen in even 2 months #Training #Projects
THE BODY - Body Whorls
Body Whorls (also called a swirl, crown, or cowlick) In a horse world steeped in convention, it is difficult to conceive that...
3 Months with Nina
Tammy-earthchild Van Altena left Nina in my care for 3 months while she was in Australia. These are snapshots from her first ride with...
THE LEGÂ Â - In the official system
What does official dressage teach us about the use of the legs? Riding literature is full of expressions like “energetic actions of the...
THE LEGÂ Â - AN ALTERNATIVE
​What did the Masters really teach us about the use of the legs? If by contrast you systematically open your fingers as you give a...