A dressage test is very much a complete lesson for both horse and rider. The movements are designed to flow from one to another and present the horse and rider with a test of balance, attention, acceptance of aids, suppleness etc As such, practicing towards a particular dressage test can nicely channel the work needed…
VIDEO: Groundwork Evenings – for better relationship, riding feel, athletic abilities and more… OPEN TO ALL AGES* AND ABILITIES (*children must be accompanied by adults) Do you have a young/green/inexperienced horse or pony you would like to be able to work with on the ground to prepare them well for ridden work? Does your horse…
As someone who doesn’t really compete and who rarely features on photos on any social media material, I have never actively pursued any sponsorship or brand ambassadorship myself. I’d been sent items for reviews before and if I loved them they ended up reviewed on this blog but overall I thought it would be somewhat…
Having bred a beautiful filly foal by Royaldik, Tilly is now back in work and ready for a new friend to share her for weekday hacks and weekend lessons. We are seeking someone who is looking for a gentler training pace, who likes to work on finer details in riding, enjoys lateral work, might want…
By Wiola Grabowska Even though I am a big fan of off-horse training to improve riding feel (via a better i.e. more aware use of the rider’s body) and I have participated in various sports since childhood, it wasn’t until my late thirties that I actually felt it to be a necessary rather than a…
By Wiola Grabowska We can probably all relate to the situation in which a horse does more of what we don’t want the more we try the opposite and then “out of the blue” offers a behaviour we wanted when we no longer care about it. It’s relatively “easy” to over-ride a horse with…
These fantastic gloves are available to purchase at Boudica Equestrian, a start-up business supporting Aspire Equestrian Riding Academy. If you love these gloves, you might want to give Boudica a visit. To see the gloves on video, check out Boudica’s Instagram clip HERE 🙂 Super X Country is delighted to introduce its first gloves –…
By Wiola Grabowska When I first created a Facebook group to go with the Aspire coaching programmes I made it “Aspire riders access only’. I did so because I shared many videos from lessons, including live videos, and felt that I wanted that added learning opportunity to be exclusive for those riders who rode on…
By Wiola Grabowska PART 2 of LEO’S CRIBBING STORY (and how I decreased it without using cribbing collars) If you haven’t read the Part 1 in which I explained the background of Leo’s cribbing and my ways of investigating the causes in his case, please see the post linked here: PART 1: CRIBBING/WINDSUCKING CASE STUDY Plan…
By Wiola Grabowska CASE STUDY: LEOPOLD THE LAST, 11 yrs old gelding, TB x New Forrest Cribbing is considered an undesirable behaviour where a horse grabs hold of an object with his incisors and burps loudly engaging variety of neck muscles. Some sources suggest the horse sucks in/swallows air in the process, some believe the…
