If you ride a horse with very smooth gaits do not be surprised to find it hard riding a horse with a big movement. Your muscles are not used to such amplitude and your body will compensate for the luck of coordination. More ...

When you work to change something be careful not to do too much. Otherwise, you create the same problem on another end. It happened to me today when I was working on circles and bending. More ...

Figure eight exercise can give you many options to work your horse. You can address different problems depending on your situation. Today I want to show you just one of them. More ...

I have read about an interesting exercise for a half-pass. You ride shoulder-in on a circle until you feel your horse is really supple and engaged. And then you ask for a half-pass, keeping the bend and quality of the trot created on the circle. (Nuno Ol More ...

I was observing myself and my students and I have noticed an interesting reaction. When a rider expects a certain response from a horse and does not get it, he/she gets frustrated with his/her horse. More ...

When things go well and excitement builds up inside to ask for more, be very careful. It is very easy to override your horse and instead of finishing on the great note, finish with a feeling of argument and disappointment. More ...

If you participate or audit a dressage lesson you will hear about inside leg to outside rein throughout the lesson. You must use your inside leg to send your horse on outside rein and you must create the connection. More ...

It took me a long time to develop a correct attitude toward a horse during riding. A lot of times I was afraid that I don't get a good ride. Other time I was impatient and upset that things are not happening the way I want them. The second one is just a More ...

I like to spend some time at the walk when I'm warming-up and not just on the free rein. I find it really helpful for quiet not stressful stretching and for creating a connection with my horse for the work to come. More ...

I want to tell you one old and wise Chinese story that is very relevant to riding and training horses. We all want things to happen faster then they are happening. Read this story and think if you can identify yourself with the main character. More ...

I have been working on half-passes today and I have realized that a heavy inside rein doesn't necessarily mean falling inside. A horse can as easily fall on outside shoulder during half-pass and feel heavy on the inside rein. More ...

I have found an interesting exersise for my horse, who has a flat canter. I know that canter is very hard to improve. However, it is fun to try :) More ...

This is a first post in my blog. Role of the 10 m circle in the preparation for shoulder-in. More ...