Nadja Mueller's Blog – February 2015 Archive (2)

Engaging the Horse's Head

What do we do if our horse breaks gait? Most of us will probably be annoyed, whack the horse and tell him to speed up again. Still, there is something in the mere act of breaking gait that‘s worthwile to think about.

Maybe you know the quote „Let your idea become the horse‘s idea“, which is pretty well known in horsemanship circles. We not only want our horse to follow the feel and understand the aids. We want him to understand what our focus…

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Added by Nadja Mueller on February 26, 2015 at 5:00pm — No Comments

To talk or not to talk - do voice cues make sense?

Buck Brannaman Clinics are fun. Especially, when he states his opinion in a very direct and pointed way - like in Cologne over a year ago. A participant of the clinic had asked what he thinks of voice cues. Not a lot. He doesn‘t use them because he doesn‘t want other people to be able to communicate with his horse. And because they annoy the horse.

What he basically said was: Go to a show ring, ride around saying "cluck, cluck, cluck" and…

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Added by Nadja Mueller on February 10, 2015 at 6:28am — No Comments