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Monthly Archives: December 2013

Let’s Do It! Big Scary Goals for Aspire Equestrian’s 2014

Hi! You are now my most important witness. Thank you for reading! Let’s start… There were years when making resolutions at some specific time didn’t appeal to me. I was making them all the time, making plans, ticking boxes. Dreaming. Doing. Failing. Getting Up. Driving on. The Tabula Rasa concept was not a day in…

December 31, 2013 in 2014 ASPIRE EQUESTRIAN.

Schooling With Traffic Cones To Improve Jumping

We will probably all agree that there is no good jumping without good quality canter i.e. one from which the jump is relatively easy for the horse to perform. The required tempo of the canter will wary and depend on the height of the jumps and individual power of the horse but for all average…

December 29, 2013 in Coaching The Rider.

The Beauty of Imperfection

Originally posted on The Katie Chronicles:
When people start shopping for a horse (or a house), they are looking for perfection.ย  The horse must be between 5 and 15 years old, at least 15.2 hands tall, tie, clip, load, bathe, pass a vet exam and be safe on trails, good in the arena, not buddy…

December 29, 2013 in Uncategorized.

“Dead to the Leg” / Not “Going Forward” Issue

This post somewhat follows the one I wrote last month (click). Here I wanted to reflect on something which I often hear from riders and which goes a little bit like this:ย “If I don’t give him three or four whacks to start with he just drags along for entire lesson. I hate doing this but…

December 29, 2013 in horse training.

Embracing Podcasts – For all house and yard chores…

If like me, you love reading and dislike wasting time, you might like to embrace the incredibly varied and interesting world of podcasts ๐Ÿ™‚ They are perfect to listen to during all sorts of chores we need to do everyday when reading is out of the question and they let you learn something new even…

December 27, 2013 in Equestrian Podcasts.

Thank you to Hay Net Social Blogging site for Featuring Aspire’s blog post…

I would like to send big thank you to the social blogging website Hay-Net for featuring one of our recent blog posts in their “Blog Posts Not to Be Missed” section. It is extra special to me because they chose to feature the post which talks about subjects that are at the core of existence…

December 26, 2013 in Learning Resources, Rider Training.

The Second Life of Show Rosettes / Ribbons…

Pretty great idea for re-using your show rosettes (or ribbons as they are also known) instead of hanging them all over the walls or hiding them in the drawers ๐Ÿ™‚ Click on the image above to go to the Etsy shop by TheRepurposedRider who makes these ๐Ÿ™‚

December 26, 2013 in Interesting Products.

Thank you for reading and sharing your views with Aspire blog :) Happy Festive Season!

We are now 8 months old here at Aspire NewsBook and we hope to grow and bring more useful, inspiring, motivational, horse-friendly posts to you next year! Thank you for reading ๐Ÿ™‚ Wiola  

December 25, 2013 in Uncategorized.

Rein Bows Rein-Loops – Can they help with improving feel for contact?

Very few rider’s errors are more damaging to the horse than a busy, insensitive hand and therefore the development of good feel of how much connection is too much and how little is of no help, is something many riders work on for years. Although I dislike horse training gadgets, the rider training gadgets always…

December 25, 2013 in Coaching The Rider, Rider Development, Rider Training.

Video Day Tuesday Christmas Countdown Day 1: The Joy of Being Santa :)

When I am in the UK I follow the habit of gifts on Christmas Day but in Poland it’s Christmas Eve that’s the most important of festive days. For this reason I think it’s only fair that today’s video is about the joy of gift giving ๐Ÿ™‚ Bringing happiness to people must be one of…

December 24, 2013 in Video Day Series.

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