All Blog Posts Tagged 'lunge' (8)

Academy's Case Study on Foundation Programme

Case Study Rider: Foundation Programme

Pauline and Kingsley at Rockley… Continue

Added by Wiola Grabowska on November 14, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Practice Makes Perfect with the Waterhole Rituals™

As you might have guessed, I’m a very practical person. I learn by doing. Ultimately though, we all must learn by doing as there is no alternative and this is especially true with horses. I do hope that you enjoy watching my DVDs and reading my book but I have to tell you that unless you get out there and put them into practice, you will never know what sort of results you might get. I recently had a lovely email from a lady called…

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Added by Carolyn Resnick on August 25, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Mindful Horse

There was a… Continue

Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on August 21, 2010 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

I always knew she was brilliant...

So, last night Maggie and I had a lesson. We were outfitted with the running martingale, which is working well, although it got adjusted a bit tighter. Beauty of the running, it only engages when you need it and it doesn't help you actually ride your horse or get it round. It also takes away Maggie's favourite game of throwing her head in the air and doing whatever the hell she really wants to do... always a bonus.

So, we warmed up and then out comes the longe whip. Now we're…

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Added by MagsNMe on August 12, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

William Micklem asks IS THIS A MAGIC SUIT OF CLOTHES?

Dublin show at the Royal Dublin Society in Ballsbridge is the centrepiece and driving force for many in the Irish Equestrian community. It is so dominant in our culture that people just talk about it as ‘the horse show’, despite the fact that there are…

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Added by William Micklem on August 8, 2010 at 3:00am — 8 Comments

William Micklem offers TEN MORE LITTLE BEAUTIES

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Added by William Micklem on August 1, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

"A Horse wants Peace"

I am working a 7 yr…

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Added by Randy Byers Horsemanship on May 24, 2010 at 10:49am — No Comments

Enjoy the Ride: Confidence at the Faster Gaits

I get questions about going faster without bouncing--trotting, cantering, loping, galloping--and realize that novice riders are often intimidated by faster gaits, not realizing that riding the trot or canter on a calm, well-trained horse is fun and relaxing, even exhilarating.

Part of learning to ride comes from spending time in the saddle but plenty of riders spend hours in the saddle without really learning the one simple thing that will make it enjoyable to ride: moving with the… Continue

Added by Sit_the_Trot on October 1, 2009 at 4:56pm — No Comments