Category: Collection

• Balance Collection Mindset THE RIDER’S AIDS Training Tips

  

  Position before Action

  Position before Action – are you prepared? In our School of Lightness, Ecole de Légèreté, we emphasize the principle of “Position before Action,” rooted in François Baucher’s saying: “Position precedes the action.” Like the Scout motto “Be Prepared,” this idea applies to many situations. For me, it means not asking…

  August 10, 2024
• Collection Contact Knowledge Base Poll Flexion Rein aids Training Tips

  

  Opening the Poll

  ON, IN FRONT OR BEHIND THE VERTICAL Often we see horses being ridden in a posture that is too ’round’, ‘curled under’ or ‘over-bent’. It may be due to lack of knowledge of how to work the horse correctly, or it can be the horse avoiding contact, trying to hide…

  July 3, 2024