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Jan Moffat Osband is on the Classical Riding Club's list of trainers. She is based in Herts - has anyone had a lesson with her? Am looking for a Classical trainer in Herts/Cambs/Essex border area but would like opinions before contacting anyone! Thanks for any advice.

Not strictly answering your question, but I think this article is really interesting. Seems to suggets the only gadget that doesn't pull the horses head in and which rewards the horse for stretching and reaching forwards into the contact is the Chambon...

This link below is one of my faves for passing time online... I think that working on the theory and studying off the horse really helps my riding. The more I have in my head to help me once I'm on the horse the better. Yes, there's no substitute for practice, but you need to know what to...

I would like to get a lunging aid to encourage my horse to accept and work into a contact, to work though her back and lift her shoulders, stretch forwards etc and am considering either: a) a bungee with a tail bandage around the hind quarters b) a chambon with a tail bandage around the hind...

Do any of you have any experience of using a clamer on a horse that is fine most of the time, but just stressed on certain occasions - if so which one? Or alternatively, how 'mad' do horses have to be to benefit - do any of you use a calmer on a 95% great horse to sort out the dodgy 5%?!? I'm...