Bee and the Horse
The Academic Art of Riding Blog from Poland
About
You are warmly invited to follow my journey in the Academic Art of Riding! When I started this blog, I was just a regular, first-time horse owner. My horse, Nazir, however, made sure that my childhood passion developed into something much more. To the…
My Training Philosophy
Since early childhood, I was convinced that all animals have feelings and want to be happy, just like us. It has always filled me with great sadness to see how easily they are mistreated in our society. As a kid, I helped snails cross…
Lessons & Clinics
If you like what you are reading here, why not get in touch with me? Visit my website http://www.academicartofriding.pl for more details on lessons, clinics, online tuition and events. For my webinars about the academic art, please have a look here. These webinars are densely packed…
Should we do an exercise, just because it has been deemed beneficial or produces results?
When I work with a horse, or teach lessons, I constantly have to make decisions about what exercises to use, do next, and how long to do them. Sometimes, students are surprised to hear that I don’t use certain exercises, although they are very…
Lessons from the Arena: Why the Basics Are Your Best Teacher
When I started to be interested in the Academic Art of Riding in 2014, I saw that Bent Branderup had some online classes available. Guess which one I bought first? Of course, piaffe 😉 I didn’t know that I didn’t have the right basics…
Rest promotes learning
Rest promotes learning A common feedback on my clinics is that participants are amazed by the amount of rest the horses are allowed in between exercising and that it seems to help them make a fast progress. In fact, rest is important for both…
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