Bee and the Horse
The Academic Art of Riding Blog by Bettina Biolik
Tag: equestrian
Lightness vs. Softness
When we talk about “lightness” we refer to the horse’s body, to the level of intensity with which we would like to give aids. Softness, however, refers to the horse’s mind. The horse can be light on the aids and yet not be fully… Continue Reading “Lightness vs. Softness”
Thoughts about Respect and Horse Training
There is a lot of talk about RESPECT in the horse world. Mainly, that the horse needs to respect the human. For many, respect is the magic ingredient that makes everything else possible. If you have the horse’s respect, then communication and training comes… Continue Reading “Thoughts about Respect and Horse Training”
Under Pressure: Human Ambition and Horse Training
Most of us would like to achieve something in our horse training. We would like to improve a gait, refine an exercise, or learn the next one. Quite often, when I speak to horse people, I hear “I want my horse to do X”,… Continue Reading “Under Pressure: Human Ambition and Horse Training”
Must Be Love
My horse Nazir has a girl friend. Ever since Walia, a beautiful brown mare, has joined the group of horses in the paddock paradise in May, she and Nazir are inseparable. They do everything together: grazing very close to each other, exploring the forest,… Continue Reading “Must Be Love”
Horsefulness Liberty Training Program by Karine Vandenborre
If you follow my blog you know that training my horse Nazir is not always a Sunday walk in the Park. By now, I know that I have sometimes failed to interpret his behaviour correctly in the past and that I would like to develop a… Continue Reading “Horsefulness Liberty Training Program by Karine Vandenborre”
Working Student for Bent Branderup… Part 2
From 8-24th of August I helped out as a working student at Bent Branderup’s place in Denmark. And I fell in love with a pony. On a holiday in Denmark, me and my husband took the opportunity to attend Bent’s public evening on… Continue Reading “Working Student for Bent Branderup… Part 2”
When a horse decides to give you his best
About two months ago, I started to notice that something was different in my training with Weto. At first I didn’t know what it was, only that I stopped every training session with a grin on my face. Then one day on the way… Continue Reading “When a horse decides to give you his best”
Very Necessary Update ;)
So much has happened since the beginning of the year. I spent the month of February being a working student for Marius Schneider Since I came back I have started to train Weto on a daily basis (the horse of Karolina, also known as… Continue Reading “Very Necessary Update ;)”
Springtime!
Spring is coming to Warsaw, finally! I grew up in the south west of Germany where winters are very short and mild, so the winter in Warsaw, even if it’s a relatively warm one like this year, feels like an eternity of frost to… Continue Reading “Springtime!”
“The horse has to work!”
The horse has to work is a sentence I seem to come across frequently, on Facebook just as much as in life. What is the actual meaning behind this sentence? Let’s have a look in which context(s) riders and trainers use The horse… Continue Reading ““The horse has to work!””
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