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Getting back into the saddle can be a difficult thing. It can feel awkward, particularly if you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror in your breeches! But confidence? It’s not something you either have or don’t. It’s a skill. A muscle. And like all muscles, it gets stronger with practice even if you’re…
Recently, I had the pleasure of teaching a Working Equitation clinic for a group of enthusiastic riders in Anagance, New Brunswick. The clinic was organized by Elaine Sode of the East Coast Working Equitation Group and held as a part of the growing movement and interest in the sport. When people think of Working Equitation…
Working Equitation has been on my radar for a few years now and it is gaining traction for good reason. It combines the precision, beauty and partnership of dressage and the purpose of a “working horse”. And you know what? It’s fun. I travelled to the East Coast Working Equitation Symposium and shadowed Working Equitation…
Avoid injury and disapointment, follow this simple fitness program. To get a horse in decent fitness from pasture it takes between eight to ten weeks.
You can tell a professional by how much time they spend updating and training to improve their skills. They know what they don’t know. And They continue to develop. It’s “you think you know” or “you don’t know that you don’t know”, then “you think you don’t know” but you really do know, then there’s…