paardentraining Archives - The Red Pony

26 Dec End of Year Meditations. One

Posted at 15:55h in blog - EN

We are only as good as our last ride. I heard it on a podcast. I would say, we are only as good as our last interaction with a horse. It is the standard I hold myself to. At times I wish I had chosen an...

07 Oct Why Horsemanship is Not (Just) About the Exercise

Posted at 10:02h in blog - EN

"Nothing is boring if you are aware of it. It may be irritating, but it is not boring. If it is pleasant the pleasure will not fail so long as you are aware of it. Being aware is the hardest work the soul can do,...

09 Sep What Your Horse Values Most

Posted at 09:34h in blog - EN

I've been thinking an awful lot about various things lately, including the inner resistance most of us have regarding rest as a reward, which is tied to the inner resistance most of us have towards holding back on expressing love for horses at their heads,...