Did you know that the horse is human skeleton is actually quite similar? Well it is. Yes, there are some major differences; the size of horse’s bones are much larger than yours, the proportions are different and we each have a few that are unique. But overall our skeleton and the horse’s skeleton are a […]
Comparable Parts #2 – What do you know, it’s only my toe!
How many times have you cleaned your horse’s feet without thinking about it? You take the hoof pick and remove all the dirt making sure there are no rocks caught between the hoof, the sole and the shoe. While you were cleaning out that hoof did you ever consider what your comparable part (similar body […]
Classical Dressage with a Technical Twist
On January 25th Bruno Greber of Ashanti Farm and I gave a 3-hour demonstration at Morven Park Equestrian Center in Leesburg Virginia entitled Classical Dressage with a Technical Twist. The demonstration was attended by more than one hundred people who braved the cold to turn out for this first ever combination of instruction and technology […]
Centering on Sally Swift
Note: I wrote this article was written in 1995 for Dressage and CT Magazine when Sally was 82 years old. Her dog Joy was still alive. She sat out in her garden for me to take photos (see gallery). I fondly remember spending this beautiful day with Sally, just the two of us in her […]
Centering – Eastern Philosophy or Simply Good Biomechanics?
Bring up words like “Centering”, “Energy” and “Chi” and what happens to most folks? They freeze up, hold garlic in your face and walk away thinking you are into all of that “woo-woo” stuff. So I suppose I have my work cut out for me to convince you that Centering is nothing more than efficient […]
Cantering Can Be Child’s Play
Canter – that word that strikes fear in the hearts of some riders. Canter can instill all the breath holding reactions that you have worked so hard to overcome at walk and trot. As soon as you are ready to canter you feel your body start to tense. Perhaps you have difficulty getting the right […]
