Tip/Quote of the Day # 3709
Groundwork can help build a better relationship between horse and rider. The trust and respect built during work in hand will carry over to your under saddle work. IF you approach it the same way.
Groundwork can help build a better relationship between horse and rider. The trust and respect built during work in hand will carry over to your under saddle work. IF you approach it the same way.
In the sport of Eventing, ensuring that our horses are truly fit for our level of competition is one of the best ways to prevent unnecessary injuries.
Horses become incapable of learning when they go past a certain level of fear, anxiety, or stress. This means that if you keep hammering away at the horse, trying to teach them something when they are currently overwhelmed with stress, it will not work.
For the horse, the learning happens on the release of the aid. That means if you don't release the aid, the horse will not learn.
"Don't take the tempo down without revving the engine." ~ Chris Bartle