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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Playing around with my good old boy Misfit while Gabriella enjoys the ride in pink. So nice to have an older horse from who the kids can learn.
The golden thread that runs through Straightness Training is to lighten the front legs and to bend the hind legs by moving weight from the front legs to the haunches. The school halt is a collected way of stopping the horse and the result of Straightness Training is that the horse is able to make
A lot of riders are feeling a bit labeled down when put on the longe to improve their seat however I feel the opposite. I am very grateful when being longed because I can fully concentrate on my myself, starting with my breathing, coordinating all my body parts, letting the feelings, thoughts and pictures sink
Some pics out of our Liberty training. We are polishing on some little details like keeping the center of mass back and the nose closer towards the vertical. He used to nose poke and became long in his body lacking a bit tempo and rhythm. Now it is improving, and he can keep more consistently
ST Mastery clinic with Rebecca Gilbert dd 16./17.June 2018 I am still so thrilled about the fantastic ST clinic we had last weekend with my dear colleague Rebecca Gilbert ST Instructor. Super horses, super people, super weather (with a lot of flies though but what else can you ask for My biggest insight was the
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Keeping momentum in my Longeing laboratory with Misfit. Checking what is working and what not, refining and polishing one little piece at the time.
Misfit gave his best Aikido in the deep snow plus I got a good workout myself. We are working lately a lot on canter as well as transitions from walk, half steps into shifting more and more weight back ending up in something like a Levade. He starts to sit more and more in behind
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Misfit is by nature not a horse that likes to canter, certainly not collected, which is necessary to perform all lateral gaits in balance and with elegance. ST’s logical buildup has made him stronger, fitter and more muscular over the years. Balanced, not only physically but also on a mental and emotional level. Now he
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