Tag: equine

Will you walk with me?

Something I enjoy doing a lot right now is to walk with the horses from the field to the riding arena and back. I always bring a halter, but usually they follow me without.  Both Minor and Weto will usually meet me by walking… Continue Reading “Will you walk with me?”

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”

Art of Riding Classroom

Academic Art of Riding

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”

Social Media and Resentfulness

In order to feel good about ourselves or our decisions, we often justify things.  Like a choice we made to leave something or someone behind. Since I do academic art of riding, I have seen many people come and also seen quite a few… Continue Reading “Social Media and Resentfulness”

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?”

From Spooky Horse to Soulmate

I believe that if we are open for it, every horse will take us on a journey. My journey with Nazir might well be the most important of my life, even though it might not look like that from the outside. It’s a journey… Continue Reading “From Spooky Horse to Soulmate”

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”

Accepting the Character of Your Horse

For me, the secret for a good relationship with a horse is a bit like the one for a good marriage: you accept each other the way you are.  You meet the (wo)man of your dreams, you fall in love, you get married, you… Continue Reading “Accepting the Character of Your Horse”