Expression DOES NOT NEED Excitement
It is very important to perform all exercises that require energy and expression in a very calm way. I always start with calming the horse, and only when this is…
LOVE and TOGETHERNESS
If you always remember that one day you go from this world and let go of everything you have, even your beliefs, then you will always act right and be…
BOUNDARIES and PUNISHMENTS part 2
PUNISHMENT is a method of training: I am punishing you if you don’t do something that I request from you now. For example: You say “canter” and if horse does…
BOUNDARIES and PUNISHMENTS part 1
When you are connected with yourself and you have literally no thoughts and no emotions in yourself – you always know what to do and you always act accordingly to…
COLLECTIONS
There are many things in the world that looks same but are totally different from each other. The technique here, the technique that I use when I am with my…
THE MIND GAMES and THE REAL GAME
It always confuses me a little bit and I am not sure if I get it right each time I hear that I seem TRUE to somebody else. And today…
SURRENDER TO GOD
Two years ago I was feeling very lost and anxious in my life. My life with horses looked as if on it’s peak. I leased a Grand Prix horse and…
HORSES and THE HERE AND NOW
I often write about being in the Here and Now with our horses. Some of you write directly to me and ask what does it really mean. I am happy…
FIRST OF ALL TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
If you want to bring something new and some good change to the relationship with your horse you need to TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, first. To be the source of…
TIME TO BE FREE
Why on a curb bit? Isn’t it possible to have a soft contact and perform all high-dressage figures on a simple snaffle? Why on a snaffle? Isn’t it better to…
Why PLAYING is better than SCHOOLING
During PLAY your horse’s brain is SO FLEXIBLE that he can very quickly learn new, even interspecific, behaviours. This is so important and thus self-reinforcing for animals that the urge…
BE GROUNDED IN REALITY
So many times I see people training not their REAL HORSE, but the HORSE THEY HAVE IN MIND. Their real horse is not the horse that their mind produced and…
I receive a tremendous amount of messages from those of you who struggle with horses that are hyper-active or misbehaving when clicker trained or reinforced with food. Some of you…
The SOURCE of the action determines the RESULT of that action
If your action has the source grounded in fear, the only final result that you can expect from taking this action is even more fear. Fear is the way how…
ROUTINES versus PLANNING
Routines are very helpful and are something different than Planning. You can have daily, weekly or even yearly routines that are providing you some guidelines on what to do next.…