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A Simple but Profound Change to the Way We Think About Training

One day, a close friend gave me a copy of the good old H. Dv. 12: Army Riding Regulation 12: German Cavalry Manual on the Training of Horse and Rider that he had bought at a flea market. As I began to read, no one could have imagined the spark it would [...]

A Simple but Profound Change to the Way We Think About Training2022-09-30T20:36:43+00:00

Anne Kursinski’s Advice for Jumping without Stirrups

Jumping without stirrups is an exercise I recommend for two reasons. One, of course, is that it’s an insurance policy. Everybody loses a stirrup at least once or twice in a riding career; if it happens, you want to be able to continue riding without losing your position, your composure, or your [...]

Anne Kursinski’s Advice for Jumping without Stirrups2022-07-21T13:58:33+00:00

Ask Your Horse to Back Up Using Body Language

When you want the horse to yield space by moving back, rather than just moving his head or front feet to the side, you can use the Button on the front of the horse’s shoulder I call the Back-Up Button. The Button is low on the outside of the horse’s shoulder, located [...]

Ask Your Horse to Back Up Using Body Language2022-01-03T18:38:34+00:00
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