Recent content by vanessa9360

Pearlsasinger, agree there, I was judging a senior equitation class, asked for a show to include trot without stirrups, a rein back and a turn on the forehand. I had comments from one, why teach your horse to run back, and what use are turns on the forehand, she then proceeded to tell the rest...

GG well said couldn't agree more

I find naf oestruss good and magnesium oxide brill, I had a lesson from Chris battle ages ago (won as a prize) and he also suggested riding her in a slight 2point seat more to allow her to soften her back that works wonders.

I use to say to my pupils the horse should feel like it "pings" into trot/canter etc and use to tell them there legs should fall round the horse like a wet dishcloth falls round the sink. Got a few funny looks when at a show in the collecting ring one of my pupils got a brilliant transition went...

I also have one the same, I use a pessoa for 10 minutes at a time 3 times a week which helps. But I have found she is a "20" minutes horse. I warm her up do 5-10 minutes then she gets uptight so I stop and either do something else with her and then go back and do another 10 minutes. Or I ride...

Not anymore they dont. Having taught for 35 years i have more or less stopped as its no longer worth it. I recently took a friends daughter to a local agricultural college for her induction and whilst waiting for her took myself and her young brother off to have a look round the equine unit. Was...