Bee and the Horse
The Academic Art of Riding Blog from Poland
Tag: academic riding
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?”
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?”
Summer Academy and Trainer Day 2023
I’m back from Denmark and back to my normal work routine. This year’s summer academy was quite special for me: My student Meg Brauch from the US became a member of the knighthood (she passed her Squire test in spring), making her the first… Continue Reading “Summer Academy and Trainer Day 2023”
Every Day Magic
Today I had one of the best days with the horses I ever had. Not because of some fancy exercises, but because of our normal, quiet daily routine and such a nice feeling between us. I started by sorting my feeds for the horses… Continue Reading “Every Day Magic”
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”
Can’t get no satisfaction?
At the moment my newsfeed is full of coaching tipps. How to reach your goals, how to make more money, how to improve yourself… There is a whole self-improvement industry and it seems to be doing very well. It’s in our human nature to… Continue Reading “Can’t get no satisfaction?”
Groundwork: Making Me a Better Human
Groundwork is a great chance to develop the relationship with our horse. While just hanging out and getting to know the horse in his daily life and his interaction with other horses is the absolute foundation, groundwork is a more goal oriented communication. There… Continue Reading “Groundwork: Making Me a Better Human”
Seeing horse training as a conversation
For me, the academic art is like a conversation topic between me and my horses and also between me and my students. The way I see it, the academic art is not only about side movements and collection, in fact these are at times… Continue Reading “Seeing horse training as a conversation”
The Seat in the Academic Art of Riding: Physical Seat, Statical Seat and Half-Halts
In the academic art of riding, we distinguish between the physical seat and the statical seat. The physical seat is the area in which the rider and horse connect, where you touch the horse with your thighs, upper legs, bottom. The physical seat moves… Continue Reading “The Seat in the Academic Art of Riding: Physical Seat, Statical Seat and Half-Halts”
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