Posted on 29/11/2018 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
You might have noticed that it was a bit quiet around Nazir and I lately. That’s because I had almost given up. If you have followed my journey, you know that looking for a way how to work with Nazir, and him being totally…
Category: Stable Zen, TrainingTags: equestrian, equine, equine photography, horse listening, horse photography, horsemanship, horses, listen to your horse, photography, stable zen
Posted on 17/01/2018 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
…is a question I get every now and again from friends and students. What they all refer to is the fact that Nazir cannot be “used” like other horses. Due to his past and also his physical condition, he simply cannot be trained like…
Category: OpinionTags: equestrian, equine, horse, horse photography, horse training, horses, selling horse
Posted on 25/06/2017 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
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…
Category: TrainingTags: Demand little, dressage, equestrian, equine, featured, horse, horse photography, horse training, horses, how to reward a horse, praise, praise a lot, repeat often, reward
Posted on 13/06/2017 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
If you followed my blog for some time you might know that the needs of my horses are always a top priority for me. For years, I have been searching for a stable that would allow the horses to live as naturally as possible,…
Category: Stable ZenTags: equestrian, horse photography, horse training, horses, Kampinos, natural living, Paddock Paradise, Poland, Stajnia, Warszawa
Posted on 12/06/2017 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
I still owe you the photos from our wonderful course with Marius Schneider, 22.-23.04.2017!!! First of all thank you so much Marius for coming to us ❤ I know you have more requests for courses than you have weekends, so I really really appreciate…
Posted on 10/05/2017 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
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…
Category: TrainingTags: Academic Art of Riding, classical dressage, dressage, equestrian, horse, horse photography, horsemanship, horses, marius schneider, photography, Warsaw
Posted on 20/10/2016 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
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,…
Category: Stable ZenTags: equestrian, equine, horse, horse behavior, horse photography, horses, love, stable zen
Posted on 13/09/2016 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
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…
Category: TrainingTags: equestrian, equine, horse photography, horsefulness, horsemanship, Karine Vandenborre, leadership, liberty, liberty training, mindfulness, round pen
Posted on 24/07/2016 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
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…
Posted on 04/04/2016 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
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…
Category: Stable ZenTags: equestrian, equine, horse, horse photography, horses, photography, Poland, spring, trot, Warsaw
Posted on 29/01/2015 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
You know you live in Poland when you’re calling five degrees Celsius warm… With the weather turning colder again, I want to share some pictures I took last week on a sunny, warm January day. We’re having a mild winter this year, more rain…
Category: Stable ZenTags: art of living, equestrian, equine, horse, horse photography, horse stable, horses, January, Poland, stable zen, Warsaw, winter
Posted on 21/01/2015 by Bettina "Bee" Biolik
“Because, as a rule, the horse must take pleasure in his work. Otherwise, he and his rider will not be able to accomplish anything graceful.” Antoine de Pluvinel Weto is a great horse for liberty training. He pays attention, reacts to my body…
Category: TrainingTags: canter, equestrian, equine, frisian, horse photography, horse training, horsemanship, horses, liberty training, Pluvinel