~Bonnie's Corner~
Today I had a jump school with Missy, final prep before Fair Hill this weekend. Loki warmed up well and felt really loose, if a bit sluggish (dressage boot camp yesterday taking its toll!). He woke right up for the jumping though. I swear, it’s never not fun to
Lesley's Corner
~Bonnie's Corner~
Today was, shall we say, rough. I haven’t ridden with anyone consistently since we got back from Florida in mid-March, and the lack of supervision was painfully obvious today. Jeff has been traveling non-stop and Missy was in Florida until April, and then in Europe with Gigi
Lesley's Corner
For Event riders, "slipping the reins" is a vital, instinctive skill. However, timing is everything: while it is often crucial for success on cross country courses, doing so at the wrong moment can actually hinder performance. Learn all about it here!
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(You can't make this stuff up) Officer, I tried to raise her right! After having seen weekend scores on Foxvillage of the show where my student was on her own competing, I noted that she had put up three good First Level scores earlier. . . Me: What happened in
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Have you ever ridden with a coach who raises the jumps when you're not looking? Over the years I've ridden with a lot of people and for some reason, this is a common tactic. It's so common.... I was joking about this while trying
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Here and there you'll run across a Total Dressage Masochist--a nose to the grind stone sort of rider whose horse's hooves will dig deep and perfect 20 meter ruts in her arena. More often among recreational riders there's a tendency to practice the
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