Do we continue with only pushing the negative images and messages?
Do we continue only pushing the negativity? Last week I shared my take on the Olympic Games and I expressed that we shouldn’t forget to look at the positive things that happened at the Olympics. It led to quite some comments, both positive ánd negative. I agree with a lot of things that are being […]
Applauding when the horse is still in the ring?
I was at the Dutch Stallion Show watching the ‘VSN Cup’, a dressage test for stallions, where they had added quite a remarkable element to the judging of the test.
At the end of each test, the audience got the opportunity to rate the test by the loudness of their applause. The organisation recorded the decibels of each applause and the rider who had gotten the loudest applause, would get another price.
TRT Rescue – The Horse That Attacks You
TRT Rescue #S1E1 The Horse That Attacks You In this first episode, we meet a very talented horse that had found out how to scare people on the ground. The horse is attacking people and it is starting to get really dangerous. Olympic dressage rider Antonia Ramel, has tried all kinds of things to change […]
Create flexion in your horse’s body from a distance
When your horse pushes on you, it’s best to do the groundwork pattern from a distance. In this blog you’ll learn more about how to flex your horse’s neck from a distance.
What to do when your horse jumps off the trailer ramp
Does your horse jump off the ramp of the trailer and do you not know how to solve that problem? Follow me as I help a young horse overcome his fears of the ramp.
Are you making or teaching the piaffe?
The difference between making and teaching the piaffe is only one second. Do you know how to teach the piaffe to your horse?
Leading any horse safely
Leading your horse safely is vital when you have a hot horse or work with a lot of different horses. So I set out and recorded a video to show people how what I do to lead my horses anywhere safely and how to respond when your horse has a lot of energy and wants to run over you.
Teaching your horse to stand relaxed in the cross ties
There are many horses that feel tense and uncomfortable in the cross ties, who don’t want to enter the space, who struggle, who protest. The anxiety can also be disguised – impatient pawing on the floor, weaving or even whinnying.
Does your horse really know the trailer?
Does he really know the trailer? It is a question I often ask myself. ‘He is just missing parts of information that he needs to know how to be relaxed about traveling.’ This is what I think when someone tells me of their trailer loading problem or horse. Some of you may have seen the […]
Create a willing mindset in our horses
We all want our horses to enjoy their daily work. That each day they are enthusiastic and energetic in their attitude towards their training. We want to create a willing mindset in our horses, but how do we create this? It of course starts with the right mind set of the rider, which begins with […]