The Academic Art of Riding Blog from Poland
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”
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”
Last days I have thought a lot about this. Let me tell you a little anecdote that brought me a step closer to understanding collection: When I was a working student at Bent Branderup’s place, he was talking about collection with one of… Continue Reading “What is collection?”