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I believe in EQUAL PARTNERSHIP – meaning that I value and respect my life as much as I value and respect the life of my horse. I don’t feel superior to…

I often deal with people whose problem is lack of engagement or lack of energy or lack of regularity in their horse movements. The solution is very simple and very…

– they make PERMANENT /Warren Buffett, quote from his letters to investors/ After almost 3-week Holiday break I got back to the stable, and only learn how much my horses…

I was first introduced to riding accoding to the principles of French Classical riding in Legerete by Mr Fritz Stahlecker of HSH Methode. I simply loved the concept, and I…

Lightness should be an immanent part of riding and being with your horse. Lightness is not a mystical Neverland that you will find yourself in by an accident. Lightness is…

Here you can see very early beginning of piaffe at liberty trained with positive reinforcement. This is not finished behaviour..this is the behaviour we are still shaping, but I would love…

The beauty of playing with, not training!, your horse is that everything comes out so easily. Like you don’t even care, without any pressure. Nothing needs to be “trained”, nothing…

The True knowledge can be learnt only in action. Knowledge cleans everything from the ignorance and brings immediately visible change for the better. If we do not have these changes,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…