Riding with Intention.
Talking down to a horse, whose perceptions are ahead of ours in the first place, is always a bad idea.
training aids
Subtle Abuse: When Aids Become Weapons.
My client’s mare is lovely; a very well-bred athletic horse. When my client bought her, the previous owner suggested my client get a cowboy to ride her at first, she needed spurs all the time and the horse was ‘mare-y‘, whatever that means. I get a little mare-y myself at the suggestions. My client decided … Read more