In the previous JoinAnna Material we spoke about Movement as an Expression of Awareness. You could learn from this Material that seeing movement as the expression of Awareness can be a very practical approach that answers very important questions. One of the questions that we have asked and answered there, was the question about moving together in

Your horse can move in many different ways. Many people think that the movement is an effect of mechanical processes happening in the body. So they try to address the movement (to change it, influence it or simply understand it) using the laws of mechanics. It can look very scientific, and because of looking so

There are many training methods available and it is a great fun to try different approaches without fear and without judgements and prejudices. Model/Rival System was developed by Dr Dietmar Todt, and later modified by Dr Irene Pepperberg into her label-training procedure aimed to explore and show to the world the intelligence and cognitive potential

It is very well known fact for many, many years that when a horse has tensed neck or jaw, or any other muscle in the head he becomes stiff in the body. The stiffness of one muscle has to be compensated by the stiffness of other muscles, and in effect, the whole body of the

Many times I meet riders with horses, or am approached by riders who have very serious problems with their horses pacing, moving around with the giraffe head or with advanced horses coming out of vertical during transitions to canter work from walk. I hear from these riders, who often feel totally helpless in correcting these

Piaffer is one of the simplest and most pleasurable experiences for you and your horse. To enjoy the beautiful piaffer with your horse, you do not need to do much, it is enough to support your horse in focusing on three very simple ingredients: Lightness of the forehand, rhythm and impulsion. Lightness of the forehand

Have you ever experienced how you tend to shut down to everything from the outside of the subject that you are focused on at the given moment? Have you experienced how your awareness shrinks once you dedicate your attention to one thing? How being too focused, for example on writing an essay for the University or completing

“I don’t train with a whip”, “I don’t train with a clicker”, “No cues”, “No conditioning”, “No treats”, “No ropes”, “No body energy”, “No touch”, “No…” Is this liberty? The horse in the above cases may be in freedom or at the liberty, but at the same time won’t be liberated, simply because the person