Riding is so much easier if you know how a horse works. I think it is the duty of everyone who has a horse to study it. It starts with the realization
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How long does a horse sleep ???
We go to bed at night and sleep no less than 8 hours. So it is often automatically thought that horses do the same. Just like we give them three meals,
Double bridle as a status symbol
In the Netherlands in the old days you could only wear a top hat and use a double bridle when you reached advanced level. To get there you needed
4. The importance of good management
We have already talked about the motivations of a horse, which have to do with his herd behaviour and the fact that he is a prey animal. This is closely
3. Start with yourself
Every person has a natural behavioural preference. A way of doing things. That is anchored in our brains. A person is able to adapt this behaviour to
2. The most important lesson: patience
In your life you come across people who cause a breakthrough. I thought I already knew a lot about horses. I had already competed internationally and
1. Dressage is never boring
I live on the Isle of Texel in the north of Holland. Horse riding on the beach is a dream for many and it is exactly that…. I do it often. It is great,
To start with…
Can you please not talk about horses?
This is a regular comment of my family. I fail all the time. I never really wondered where this fascination – let’s say addiction- comes from. I
Straightness
All the points of the Skala of Dressage are important. But one that always troubles me the most is straightness.
Like a human being every horse is crooked by nature. Which gets worse when we crooked people sit on their backs. And it is your duty as a rider to make
Engagement
Engagement can be explained as forward energy, ask for and controlled by the rider, delivered by the horse without tension. The horse moves forward freely, swinging his hindlegs more under his body with each stride. This engagement is necessary for the correct contact.
A lot of times this is confused with going fast. It has nothing to do with speed. A horse can go very slow and be super engaged (collection), whereas