Sue's Rehab Diary - July 2020 By Amanda Barton The video below is the first part of a video diary that I am making about the rehab work that I…

Saying ‘Yes’ By Hans-Michael Schoebinger The validity of this statement is demonstrated best by a simple exercise: Standing to the left of the horse, with your left hand on the…

Road Rage By Hans-Michael Schoebinger The Haflinger mare would avoid the jump and simply bypass it on the side. “She is definitely not your friend”, the riding instructor commented our…

The Still Surface of the Lake by Hans-Michael Schoebinger “THE ‘DELUDED MIND’ (...) IS THAT STATE IN WHICH A PERSON IS BOUND TO THE EGOCENTRIC MOVEMENT OF THE EMOTIONS, AND…

Trying Hard By Hans-Michael Schoebinger “She has to trot”, my trainer yelled, “It is all pointless if she does not trot. Trot, only then canter! So get yourself together and…

Being in Charge by Hans-Michael Schoebinger "Say to yourself, 'This is my court.'  Pause for a moment (...) and let your eyes sweep over the entire area. As you do…

Children's Sequence of Footfalls Workbook By Amanda Barton Here is the fifth of my Children's Workbooks, this week its all about the sequence of your pony's footfalls.  This workbook is…

Steady Progress By Hans-Michael Schoebinger That’s a big one. For me it holds several important trains of thought. Firstly, “little by little” constitutes Atli Gudmundsson’s hands-on instruction of how to…

Paying Taxes By Hans-Michael Schoebinger For some years now the Austrian government keeps charging me taxes for a piece of land that I do not own. After their first claim…

Children's Getting your Pony Fit Workbook By Amanda Barton Here is the fourth of my Children's Workbooks, this week its all about getting your pony fit.  This may be relevant…