Bee and the Horse
The Academic Art of Riding Blog by Bettina Biolik
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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.”
Ten Years Later, I’m Grateful I Didn’t Quit
As 2025 came to a close, I found myself looking back at the last ten years with a kind of quiet amazement. Ten years ago, I was a just person with a teacher education and a lot of time spent on the meditation cushion.… Continue Reading “Ten Years Later, I’m Grateful I Didn’t Quit”
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”
The importance of creating aids for longing
One of the smartest things you can do for your training is spending a lot of time on the groundwork and riding aids. When we don’t establish these aids well, we get to a “reactive” kind of riding, where we push a little here… Continue Reading “The importance of creating aids for longing”
Respecting Your Friend
In the last few days I noticed that Weto was a bit absent minded. Usually he is very focused, and when he is not, that always tells me that something is slightly off. Now when I say Weto seems absent minded, then other people… Continue Reading “Respecting Your Friend”
Horizontal Balance
On the way to collection there is horizontal balance. The horse goes from it’s natural balance to shifting more weight to the hind legs and becoming more free in the shoulders. If you imagine an old fashioned scale, then the scale is about equal.… Continue Reading “Horizontal Balance”
What is collection?
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?”
The Power of Praise
The power of praise can not be overestimated! Horses will go out of their way if they feel your honest appreciation and love. Etienne Beudant said “„Demand little, repeat often, praise a lot!“. How can we understand this? First, “demand little” does not mean… Continue Reading “The Power of Praise”
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