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Big Dreams, Low Expectations

December 8, 2017 by Anna Blake

Turning good intentions into low expectations.

Categories Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding Tags #goslow, #positivetraining, affirmative training, patience with horses, starting young horses, training a rescue horse 109 Comments

Photo Challenge & Poem: Serene

December 4, 2017 by Anna Blake

A thing called respect.

Categories Farm Poems, Horses/Equestrian, Opinion From the Mounting Block..., Weekly Photo Challenge Tags #cowboyrespect, #metoo, #positivetraining, earning respect, You give the hat a bad name Leave a comment

Trust: A Suspension of Disbelief.

November 17, 2017 by Anna Blake

Equine equality.

Categories Calming Signals, Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding Tags #equineequality, #positivetraining, #trainingtrust, horse intellect, positive leadership Leave a comment

Too Much Love: Is it Partnership?

October 13, 2017 by Anna Blake

We approach loving horses a little like a bowling ball approaches a triangle of pins.

Categories Calming Signals, horse advocate, Relaxed and Forward Dressage Tags #positivetraining, emotional runaway, recognizing horse anxiety, Ride the Middle, too much love Leave a comment

How to be a Brilliant Conversationalist: Horse Version

September 8, 2017 by Anna Blake

Or… How to catch a cat.

Categories Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding Tags #positivetraining, active energy in the saddle, Catching horses, Riding is an art, work is play Leave a comment

Leadership Percentages and Confused Horses

September 1, 2017 by Anna Blake

Can you listen too much?

Categories Calming Signals, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding Tags #positivetraining, #Sentienthorses, affirmative training, horse intellect, successive approximation Leave a comment

Redefining Work Under Saddle.

August 11, 2017 by Anna Blake

What’s a four-letter word for work?

Categories Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage, The Art of Riding Tags #positivetraining, arena problems, hate the arena, lazy horses, working with a trainer Leave a comment

Running in Circles

July 7, 2017 by Anna Blake

The real reason to lunge your horse.

Categories helping horses, Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage Tags #partners, #positivetraining, equine understanding, lunging a horse, mental connection 60 Comments

Teaching Your Horse to Relax

June 30, 2017 by Anna Blake

Less correction; more direction.

Categories Calming Signals, Horses/Equestrian, Relaxed and Forward Dressage Tags #marestrong, #positivetraining, healing anxiety, horse anxiety, hot horses 70 Comments

Mounting Block Conversations

June 2, 2017 by Anna Blake

A training aid for people.

Categories Calming Signals, Horses/Equestrian, Opinion From the Mounting Block..., Relaxed and Forward Dressage Tags #positivetraining, parking at the mounting block, quiet at the mounting block, Standing still 42 Comments
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