TOOLS & AIDS

So many times I see people riding bridleless or bitless saying they don’t have to maintain a constant contact with the horse’s mouth. At the same time they pull cordeo

PUT EMOTIONS FIRST

Don’t ever focus on the little things. If you skip the mental phase, and don’t reassure enough your horse about the real criteria of the exercise, you will always have

IT WORKS…

Almost everyday I write here about the importance of relaxation and giving your horse chance to relax with you. But those are only my thoughts on the subject, and all

WHY DO I PRAY BEFORE MY TRAININGS

I want to stay focused and thankful. I believe that those horses were brought into my life for a reason. And this reason is not to reach for higher dressage

SPIRITUALITY and HORSES

I believe that the spirituality should be given back to the regular people. In my life I meet a lot of people that are thinking about God, Nature and the

ENERGY IN GROUND WORK

Humans are slower than horses. When someone is working a horse from the ground using a curb bit (so called Kandarehandarbeit), sometimes the horse learns to move slowly and without

KNOW WHEN TO STOP

Endless repetitions won’t get you there. That’s for sure. The most important thing when working with your horse on emotional and mental engagement is to know when to stop. I’d

STOP and RELAX

STOP and RELAX – Always think about emotional tension first. I often see people who are riding very tense horses, and they try to relax them by making them move

CREATE SPACE FOR CHANGE

Some of you write to me saying that you desperately want changes to come, and that you have your heart at your hand, but your horse doesn’t want it. I

HOW TO REINFORCE DESIRED DECISIONS AND BEHAVIOURS

Many of you wrote to us asking questions on how we work with our horses. I’d like to show you our typical daily training session with our young 3yo horse.