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The Endo-aids are the most amazingly effective tool I have ever seen. Absolutely every horse, every breed, every age, every discipline of horse in the clinic welcomed it eagerly... Every solution to every problem became simple even for a novice to do. What I saw JP accomplish in 3 days with a beginner rider and her 30 year old Appaloosa was incredible.
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| Reflections | |||
| Just A Horse? | From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a horse," or, "that's a lot of money for "just a horse". They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent or the costs involved for "just a horse"... | ||
| The Journey, The Discipline, The Mastery | In the book titled MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Chaim Potok, there is a quote about learning that is perfectly applicable to learning the art of riding and training... | ||
| Our Pursuit... | We need the DESIRE to apply ourselves if we want to succeed... | ||
| On Stallions | It is my opinion that way too many people keep stallions that should not be bred and that become a potential danger to their owners or others... | ||
| A Satisfying Journey | Today, as I am working one of my horses on the lunge line off a simple stable halter, I am watching how much purer his gaits have become through training... | ||
| Dressage With A Western Saddle? | Beyond the performance of classical movements, true dressage is stamped by the yearning that the horse and the rider shared for its practice, the harmony of the performance and the aesthetic emotion it transmits to the spectator... | ||
| Quote For The Day | Collection work... | ||
| Quotes For The Day | Learning horsemanship... | ||
| Quote For Today | As a teacher... | ||
| Inspirations | When I was 8 years old, my father took me to the circus where I saw a fantastic High-School presentation by the late master Roberto Vasconcellos... | ||
| Quotes For Today | Love your horses... | ||
| Horse Training Thoughts | I should introduce myself a little... | ||
| Equestrian Wisdom | Equestrian Wisdom is the treasure promised by the map. It is the ultimate fruit we harvest from our failures as much as from our successes... | ||
| Schools Of Horsemanship | |||
| Q & A: What are some differences between the "schools" of riding? | Q: JP, What would be some of the different training/conditioning methods that Nuno Oliveira and the Portugese use as opposed to the German training/conditioning methods? | ||
| Impulsion Is The Aspirin | Each method of colt starting has evolved in different countries depending on their set-ups and social habits. In Europe (France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Italy), most dressage horse trainers had apprentices eager to learn and with young bodies that bounce well off the ground in case of mishap... | ||
| Understanding & Integrating Methods of the Masters | French riding is still struggling with this conflict (La Gueriniere/ Baucher/ D'Aure). Oliveira is one of the few masters to resolve the integration of the 3 approaches... | ||
| Reflecting Upon Classical...Origins & Development | The Classical epoch is the historical period that followed the Baroque, when dressage as we know it was invented by the Italians who were motivated by the Iberian horses of their Spanish invaders... | ||
| What is the purpose of dressage? | Laura wrote asking for a translation of a line by Baucher about the purpose of dressage... | ||
| A Perspective On Methods | Horse training is behavioral, cognitive, mechanical, aesthetic/artistic and eventually spiritual as a piece of trans-species communication touched by Grace... | ||
| Training | |||
| Behind the Bit vs. Behind the Vertical | There is a fundamental difference between a horse behind the vertical and a horse behind the bit... | ||
| Willingness - The First Goal of Horsemanship | Out of the 7 Classic goals of horsemanship, Willingness comes first, as nothing is possible without it... | ||
| Q & A: Rearing Problems | Q: I ride a horse with a lot of "GO". When I ask for a halt and the horse is excited, he wants to rear in a small levade, and then sometimes also leaps forward. What is really happening? How do I fix this? What should I do? | ||
| Part Of Your Pre-Ride Checklist | Consider what a horse REALLY needs to know in order for his first ride to happen safely for you... | ||
| Becoming A Better Rider | I [see] the genuine effort people are making towards understanding horse training.. | ||
| Q & A Time: Rewarding My Horse... | Q:What rewards do you use and why? | ||
| Q & A: Focusing The Mind Of A Young Stallion | Suzette asked, "Do you have any pointers on how to focus the mind of a young (4 yrs) stallion who is starting his training, keeping the relaxation mode in mind?" | ||
| Going Forward | Q. Could you clarify for me what "going forward" means? | ||
| Starting The Young Horse | Gentle, consistent, and skilled handling from the trainer and rider is essential to the comfort and acceptance of all new things by the horse... | ||