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Balanced Rider Blog

Thoughts and ideas about riding and training horses

Challenges of riding a crooked horse

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Monday, May 17, 2021 07:07 PM


	Recently I have been putting together ideas on how to straighten a horse more effectively. Here are my thoughts... More ...

Leg-yield in canter

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Saturday, April 3, 2021 07:49 PM


	Two incredibly helpful exercises to improve canter. How to ride them and what to watch for. More ...

Light Seat

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Thursday, February 11, 2021 03:14 PM


	Thoughts and ideas regarding light seat in canter from my own experience of riding and teaching it. More ...

Quotations!

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Saturday, January 16, 2021 10:37 AM


	Some of my recent favorite quotations that I found reading books and articles More ...

Pirouette work

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Friday, January 1, 2021 09:05 AM


	Some of the important principles I discovered while teaching horses turn on the haunches/pirouettes and three of my favorite exercises on the subject. More ...

Improving Half-Pass

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Monday, November 23, 2020 09:04 AM


	Half-pass can take years to improve. Two exercises to develop better lift, swing and engagement. More ...

Heavy and Light sides of rider's body

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Monday, November 2, 2020 09:03 AM


	A different look at rider's balance, how to recognize problems and ideas how to work on them More ...

Sitting into the movement...

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Saturday, September 12, 2020 09:02 AM


	Exercise from Museler's book "Riding Logic" and my understanding and explanation of his idea of "using the back". More ...

Double Lunging

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Saturday, June 20, 2020 09:01 AM


	One of my routine type of ground work with young, difficult or wrongly schooled horses. How I do it and why. More ...

Make Mistakes!

Posted by Irina Yastrebova on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 09:00 AM


	What it means to practice effectively. A great book on the subject. How it relates to riding. More ...

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