Why some horses stay behind or are labelled as “lazy”?
On my path I many times meet people who say that they have big problems with making their horses go forward. These people often tell that their horses are lazy,…
Body Awareness for Riders
Today, I would love to share with you one of the exercises I do on a daily basis to become a better rider for my horses. Before I go to…
Questions to Anna: “I want my horse to seek me, and not vice versa”
Anna, I follow your profile. Some time ago, I felt that I want that horse to be with me and to express his freedom. After a Clinic with [name of the trainer] I believed that…
How much You See is expressed by how much You Are
Some people will take a look at a book and will say: Oh, letters. Some people will look at the same book and will say: WOW! Words! Some people will look…
Riding with a Young Horse
We start riding our young horse when they are six years old. We start to put a saddle on and hop on them for few seconds when they ask for…
OUTGROWING
If you want to grow in your Life with your horses, or generally in your Life, you need first to connect with yourself here and now. You need to connect…
Waking, Dreaming, Sleeping: Leadership in Horsemanship
I find these days that many people talk about leadership in horse training. They talk about it’s importance and the differences between the leadership and domination. What amazes me in these…
THE SLAVE, THE THIEF and THE CREATOR
In my life I spent years not using treats with my horses. These years taught me one thing: that is not important if you give or not give the treats, but…
Don’t cover the seed of ugliness — get rid of it!
I see these days photographs of horses ridden with force and without respect, and I see these days people discussing what is wrong with these photographs, and I feel we…
Ocean of Duality in Horsemanship
It always amazes me that people can tell in one breath and in one sentence that horses are very intelligent animals and respond to the subtlest changes of the most…
A Calm Way towards Passage and Piaffer
Horses teach us how to be Calm. Everything else they show is just the effect of us being Calm and acting from the level of Calmness. Your horse can teach…
Connection and Togetherness: Beyond Positive Training
During our Workshops and Clinics we meet many people that do positive training with the horses, and they feel that they miss something important. Positive training is very good, and we are…
ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR INNER FEELING
It is always better to die living your own Life Path than to follow other people’s Life Paths even for one day. It’s always better to do the things that…
BEAUTY and HORSES
Beauty is never changing quality based on truth. Beauty is never changing but is live and vibrant. You can not say that something is beautiful in the morning and that…
Reconnect with the Real World
Look at the Nature. Touch your dog. Feel the subtle wind on your cheek. — Often people get furious when they turn to me for a “serious and detailed” advice…