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…
Just because we can, does it mean we should?
We all know that we can teach horses all kinds of things. Personally, when I teach something to my horses, I ask myself why I teach it and what it can be useful for. As a simple example, let’s take a hindquarter disengage. I…
Academic Art of Riding at Liberty
When I work at liberty with Weto, I don’t want this to be “another thing to perfect”, if you know what I mean… Weto is a rather introverted horse, so at liberty, I encourage him to express himself. I don’t want to nag him…
Building a good Basis: Thoughts About Education Steps
A horse’s (and rider’s) education should be build up step by step. We need a clear starting point from which we can add more and more details, so that we know where to begin and don’t just start in the middle. We also need a…
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