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Improve Your Riding Skills Today With This Simple Exercise… Jul 11, 2022

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Can changing one thing really help you to improve your riding? I think so, and the great news is that regardless of how well you ride, you can begin to implement this the very next time you're in the saddle.

This exercise is suitable for you to ride in walk, trot, and canter. It is also something you can use for lateral work and even grids and jumping.

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Train Your Horse in Twenty Minutes or Less Jul 04, 2022

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Time, or the lack thereof, is often the number one thing that keeps riders from training their own horses. And while time is an essential part of the puzzle in order to develop and grow your horse successfully, often we overestimate how much of it we actually need.

In fact, one of the reasons riders often don't have enough time to work with their horse has more to do with a lack of planning and less about a lack of time.

So, if you are currently in a season of your life where time seems to always be against you and your horse working together… I have a solution. Firstly, plan your sessions (more on that just now). And then begin looking for more 'quality' and fewer quantity ways to train.

Lunging is the perfect solution for riders who want to use the little time they have available to continue working with their horse.

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Strategically Using Your Time when Training or Retraining Your Horse Jun 20, 2022

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Why is it that, as equestrians, we often want to immediately have what we see others with? And I'm not just talking about saddles, boots, and gloves… But the actual 'horse', exercises, movements, training, and level of performance. We 'know' that time is required, but gosh, time can mean a lot of things to a lot of different riders!

When you are working alone riding and training your horse, strategically using your time is vitally important if you are to make progress.

Today, I want to suggest a few key areas you can begin to think about in order to do this… So to keep both you and your horse moving forward in your training, and your development while keeping everyone happy in interested.

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5 Reasons You're Stuck when Training or Retraining Your Horse Jun 13, 2022

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It can be frustrating when you know exactly what you want to achieve when training or retraining your horse, but it seems to be taking 'forever'! It seems that no matter how much you explain your horse, he's not 'getting it'.

Training or retraining your horse is something that takes time. And, sometimes, it is our own impatience or actions that actually keep things stuck where progress is concerned.

Today I want to cover the 4 most common causes that may cause you to become a little stuck when training or retaining your horse.

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Out on the Trail; Harnessing the Different Energy Jun 06, 2022

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Anyone who has ridden in an arena for a prolonged period knows how different the energy feels when they finally get out on the trail. What may have been feeling a little flat and, even, deflated, suddenly comes back to life. Both horse and rider seem to become more keenly self-aware. And more responsive to external elements.

Rather than being afraid of this energy or worried about it, you can rather begin to intentionally channel that energy to improving your training & riding.

By strategically channeling this energy, you can actually use your hacking or time out on the trail to actually improve things. Both you and your horse can positively influence your training and development. And, then return to the arena with a greater understanding of the different questions.

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Establishing Flow in the Space Between Jumps May 30, 2022

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Jumping is one of those things most riders love or hate. In my experience, their personal preferences depend on how well they can use the space between jumps. If every jumping track feels like a tug of war from start to finish, it's easy to see how jumping itself won't be all that enjoyable. The same applies if the rider feels like they are doing the work for both themselves and their very uninterested, laid-back, and uninspired horse!

One of the best ways to improve your jumping is to work on the space between jumps. This will improve the overall experience for both horse and rider…

But simply saying the space between jumps can sound a little overwhelming. After all, we really are only 'jumping' for a tiny amount of time. The rest is spent working inside of this 'space'. I think there are a few key areas you can begin to improve, to help both you and your horse get more out of working over fences.

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Cantering on the Lunge? Here's How to Make it Work… May 19, 2022

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Here's a confession; for years I used to think of cantering while on the lunge as just something I did to 'finish the session'. It was like something that I could check off a list. There was no intention behind it (only to get it done),

And with any cantering happening while on the lunge, there was definitely no thought put into using the time or gait to develop the horse.

Which, now, seems so bizarre! Why would I have even bothered with it when there was no set focus or intention?! It really does seem like madness; except for one thing…

Every week, I see so many riders making the same mistake. Cantering endless circles while on the lunge – without a single thought about why and what it might achieve or work towards…

Transitioning Into the Canter

Let's start at the beginning with this one. I love thinking about the similarities between what happens when riding and what happens when lunging. Meaning, if you were to ride a 'good' transition from trot to canter, what would you consider before 'asking'?

The transition into canter will only be as good as the quality of the trot asking for it – and the quality of the preparations for the 'ask'.

Meaning that the trot must be moving forwards, not running. And the rider (the lunger) must invest a little time, energy, and focus in preparation for the transition itself.

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