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Gloucester Downs Equestrian Park

Has a 3 bedroom suite for rent and an opportunity to lease 10-20 stalls for the right trainer, coach or individual.  This is a s/s duplex on a very quiet property.  Cat/Dog by interview.  Live in the suite or put your workers/working students here.…

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After my last session with my trainer, I felt a little disappointed with my jumping and my inability to bring Kingston's pace under control. I know not to give the guy something to lean against, but I honestly thought I provided enough release to prevent it from happening.



Yesterday, we rode outside and there are no walls to use as aids in slowing him down. We trotted over a low fence, then, we moved up to cantering over the fence, then halting. Not bad. Then my trainer decided…

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I have been having some difficulty lately with two trainers. My dressage trainer herself has issues with this too. The only difference is that she has two in the same discipline, I have two in different disciplines (dressage and jumping).

Sometimes I wonder if she is sad about me doing bothe and not be a primary dressage rider. Dressage will always be in my…

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My latest, a little different from the rest. Not as outrageously funny, more poignant. What's important is the final message.

 

 

In it I make fun of everyone, myself included. It is of course completely ridiculous yet annoyingly true. I hope you all like it! (Dressage Queen with over 15,000 views is a hard act to…

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Hello All

 

Please take a moment to view the two attached links regarding the travesty that happened last weekend at the Festival of the Horse when…

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Seeing I'm ill and spending my day in bed working on the biggest coaching challenge I've ever taken on I might as well share some musings on various teaching related subjects. Lots of waffle below, you've been warned.

In addition to the question in the title, there is another one: what do riding coaches need to deliver?



Creating the Academy project pushed me… Continue