Bee and the Horse
The Academic Art of Riding Blog by Bettina Biolik
Category: Training
Teaching Collection by the Wall vs. on the Longe
Why I like to teach collection on the longe It’s actually quite simple: The horse can say “no”.– “No” if it doesn’t understand– “No” if it is not able to– “No” if it feels overwhelmed Let’s look at how collection on the ground is… Continue Reading “Teaching Collection by the Wall vs. on the Longe”
Something Is Ending, and Something Begins.
We live at a time where we can truly re-evaluate horse training and decide what we want to carry forward, and what we finally leave behind. I know I have changed my training a lot over the last two decades, and I don’t experience… Continue Reading “Something Is Ending, and Something Begins.”
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… Continue Reading “Should we do an exercise, just because it has been deemed beneficial or produces results?”
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… Continue Reading “Lessons from the Arena: Why the Basics Are Your Best Teacher”
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… Continue Reading “Rest promotes learning”
Do you feel the need to speed up the process?
At the moment I’m getting private messages and also some comments on my Facebook page whenever I post about the riding-in process with my youngster Minor. Please please don’t understand this the wrong way, I absolutely LOVE that you think of us and that… Continue Reading “Do you feel the need to speed up the process?”
Walk and school walk
What is the school walk? Why is it useful? And how do we educate it? We distinguish between the natural walk and the schooled walk. The natural walk is a four beat. The sequence of the legs is inside hind, inside front, outside hind,… Continue Reading “Walk and school walk”
Art of Riding Classroom
Years ago, during breakfast, my husband said to me: why don’t you start a blog and tell people about your journey with Nazir? This was the start of this blog, Bee and the Horse, in which I formulated my ideas about horse training for… Continue Reading “Art of Riding Classroom”
Micro training – or how to keep motivated throughout winter
So winter is the time when I can struggle to keep up my daily training routine. The days are so short now and thick clouds darken the sky over Poland since what feels like forever. I must admit I’m not good with bad weather.… Continue Reading “Micro training – or how to keep motivated throughout winter”
Teaching new aids according to the type of horse
When teaching our horses, we have to consider their character. My horse Weto is a rather slow thinking horse and needs time to process. When I expect a too quick answer, he tends to shut down and get stressed. He also forgets things which… Continue Reading “Teaching new aids according to the type of horse”
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