The Academic Art of Riding Blog from Poland
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”
“I heard that in the academic art of riding, you only walk with your horses, like forever?” This is a question I get very often from students. First, you are free to train your horse as you like and there is no rule that… Continue Reading “The Benefits of Schooling Your Horse in Walk”
The past three weeks have been very cold here in Warsaw with up to -20 in the night and not warmer than -5 during the day. Today’s +3 felt like spring! I used the opportunity to take a short walk around the stable; Baja,… Continue Reading “Short Walk in the Snow”