Immediate Reward by Hans-Michael Schoebinger "When your horse is leaning on you, imagine that you are a tree." Picture the horse with her halter being tied to a fencepost or…

Pat Burgess - a coach ahead of her time Pat put the horse's wellbeing at the forefront of her coaching and has a natural ability to inspire confidence and a…

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right. By Amanda Barton I had a great day this week on a Rider Psychology for Coaches course…

Amazing Brace by Hans-Michael Schoebinger  "With that kind of brace I wouldn't get on her", Mark Rashid said to me when I was about to mount Harpa, an Icelandic mare…

What is Movement Intelligence? What to expect if you join a class By Claire Pier What is Movement Intelligence? Movement Intelligence is a unique and ongoing body of work developed…

Improve your suppleness, accuracy and softness with 8 simple exercises By Amanda Barton A set of connected Polework exercises based on circles  Here are a set of exercises that I…

BREATHING A SURVIVAL BREATH OR A THRIVING BREATH? By Amanda Barton One time I asked Mark Rashid why it is that he rarely talks to riders about their riding position.…

What do we mean by "Softness" What we are talking about are some really positive qualities in the connection between the horse and rider that are based on mutual trust,…

MANAGING FEAR How fear works, the physiological responses that it triggers in the body and what you can do about it to feel better when you are with your horse.…

Take a holistic approach to your training Training a horse is like doing a jigsaw puzzle. Sometimes a problem is not a training issue but the problem lies with the…