Bee and the Horse
The Academic Art of Riding Blog from Poland
Tag: horse training
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”
Micro training – or how to keep motivated throughout winter
So winter is the time when I can struggle to keep up my daily training routine. The days are so short now and thick clouds darken the sky over Poland since what feels like forever. I must admit I’m not good with bad weather.… Continue Reading “Micro training – or how to keep motivated throughout winter”
Teaching new aids according to the type of horse
When teaching our horses, we have to consider their character. My horse Weto is a rather slow thinking horse and needs time to process. When I expect a too quick answer, he tends to shut down and get stressed. He also forgets things which… Continue Reading “Teaching new aids according to the type of horse”
Thoughts About the Need to Be Right and Violence
In his book “The Power of Now”, Eckhart Tolle writes: “The need to be right is a form of violence.” I’m not someone who is big on sharing quotes. Just because something resonates with me doesn’t mean it resonates with you, and then it’s… Continue Reading “Thoughts About the Need to Be Right and Violence”
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?”
Just because we can, does it mean we should?
We all know that we can teach horses all kinds of things. Personally, when I teach something to my horses, I ask myself why I teach it and what it can be useful for. As a simple example, let’s take a hindquarter disengage. I… Continue Reading “Just because we can, does it mean we should?”
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”
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”
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