Is your saddle too long for your horse’s back ?

Is your saddle too long for your horse’s back ?

A very interesting article written by Lesley Taylor from BALANCE saddles. This article is not only about saddles but also explains a bit about posture, biomechanics, and understanding HQ engagement. I thought it was very informative, so wanted to share it with you...
Four Aspects of Horsemanship

Four Aspects of Horsemanship

Always endeavouring to better explain and teach my learnings with horses, I have found it helpful to think about horsemanship in four different aspects. If we are having a problem with a horse or our training is not going as well as it could, considering these four...
The Importance of TEMPO

The Importance of TEMPO

                        A really great article written by Carol and Lesley from BALANCE   Click the silver button above to read....
Ideas, Insights and Inspiration

Ideas, Insights and Inspiration

DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND LOVE WHAT YOU DO – I recently had a great reminder about this. I had the opportunity to go to see a live band Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier. I loved Deborah’s voice but was even more inspired by Willy playing the guitar. He seemed to...
Aikido training and progress

Aikido training and progress

Continuing to learn Aikido has been an important component of my year. Aikido challenges me mentally, emotionally and physically, it puts me in the student’s shoes which helps me to be more compassionate and understanding of both my horse and human students. It...