Introduction to RTRT Long Reins: Equipment, Safety, and the First Setup We are going to start from the very beginning. We are going to begin from standing still, and we are going to introduce your horse to the concept of long reins step by step, without rushing, without forcing, and without assuming that the horse
“You Don’t Need Much” To be successful with the RTRT Technique, you do not need complicated equipment or an extensive collection of training tools. In fact, the most important skill you need to develop is the ability to consciously relax your forearms. Your forearms are directly connected with the quality of the contact you create
10 GOLDEN RULES OF VISITING A TRAINER as a Student and / or Working-Student How to take maximum of any Possible Learning Experience? Traveling is FUN. Learning is FUN. Traveling
MAKING OF THE CHAMPION Optimal Performance Program Series, part 1. Many people focus on growing their horse’s skills and abilities in order to, hopefully, have a real champion at
I wish I could tell you that I am getting better. Or that all is good now. But it’s not true. It’s the same pain, and the same emptiness, only
Everyone wants to have a meaningful life. Everyone wants to have a meaningful relationship with his horse. But when do we want to create this meaning? Sometimes people are living
After the most recent Optimal Performance Program Clinic in The Netherlands, my husband Pawel told me that at one point during the Clinic he had thought about telling me not
As Optimal Performance Program PRO Trainer, you are going to work with clients’ horses, and not with the clients. This means that the Optimal Performance Program Relaxation Technique will be taught by you to the horse, and not to his owner or trainer. However, you will need to communicate with the client, and you will
When accepting the new horse in for the Optimal Performance Program Training, it’s very important for you to evaluate the horse’s tensions. How to evaluate the Horse’s Tensions? Ask the owner to send you a photo of the horse. When observing the photo of the horse mark areas of tensions in the horse’s body, address