It’s been a while since my dear friend Carolin came to visit. However, I showed her my recent work with my horses. Misfit performed like a youngster despite his 27 years. I didn’t want to keep that from you. Good gymnastic training keeps horses fit into old age.
It is funny that nowadays when I work with Misfit things are so much more natural with him. I remember when I bought him at the age of 4 he couldn’t do much. 21 years later he is just my superstar. I don’t bang my head anymore about how I can teach him certain things
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It is called THE exercise or as we read often the “aspirin of art of riding” or “mother of all side movements”, because it is a cornerstone in horse training and helps to straighten up the horse. It was first mentioned by François Robichon de la Guérinière an old French riding master who lived from
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“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” by Newt Gingrich I like that quote as it reflects quite my journey with Misfit over the last 20 years. I have started him as a 4-year-old with not much knowledge from my side. We had
“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art” by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec This quote suits perfectly Misfit….things feel so much easier with him at an older age.
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“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
ST Mastery Clinic in Bisingen, Germany 24./25./26. Juni 2016 One of my topics on the update clinic was how to get Misfit collected without shortening his neck and keeping the center of mass back. Thanks to the wonderful guidance of Marijke we achieved some nice moments in the training pillars Riding, Work in Hand and
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These two are getting better and better. And with the new riding pad my daughter’s seat has improved automatically 🙂
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Lucano was relaxing in standing first while I got Misfit ready to ride so I thought he can just stay if he doesn’t bother us.But after a few rounds he dropped down sleeping for at least 20 minutes. I guess he feels pretty comfy around us.
My Welsh-Cob ‚Misfit‘ will be 24 this April and I am impressed every time by his effort. For some horses it comes easy to collect by nature and for some it is a no-brainer. A few years back I have never thought he would actual canter around me in a decent way but I feel
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