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It takes years to develop the skills and abilities of an experienced master horseman. The good new is there are specific habits that you can implement starting right now, no matter what level you are. 

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The health of your horse’s back is vital to his performance. Achieving healthy back movement requires a holistic solution that takes into account every aspect of your horse’s experience.

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Dissolving Brace

Smoke & Mirrors & Horse Welfare

Horse School Has Different Classes

Be Your Horse's Superhero.

Is Your Horse A Happy Athlete?

Foamy Mouth - Good or Bad?

How To Motivate Your Horse

How Do You Know Your Horse Is Happy?

Love It Or Change It.

Why Are You Doing Those Dressage Exercises?

Don't Do Natural Horsemanship

How To Choose Your Teacher.

About Nosebands...

3 Guidelines For Improving How Your Horse Moves.

Stop Trying To Get Your Horse On The (Bleeping) Bit

3 Reasons To Give Your Horse A Break

How To Bend Your Horse Correctly

How To Train Low Energy Horses

Assess Your Horse

Riding Dressage Tests Can Be Fun

5 Keys for Enjoying Learning Dressage

Fancy Horse. Expensive Trainer. Why So Unhappy?

Big Picture

Healthy Movement - Healthy Horse

Keeping a Whole-Horse Perspective In Sport-Specific Training

Life Imitating Art Imitating Life

Rehabilitating The Mind & Body Of An Equine Athlete

Self Carriage from a Dressage, Naturally Perspective

The 5 Truths For Learning Dressage

The Dressage Training Scale For Happy Athletes

The Hero 6: In Praise Of The Ordinary Horse.

The Sweet Spot: Walking The Talk (or in this case: Running the talk!)

Universal Truths: Playful Empowerment

Freestyle Riding and Healthy Biomechanics

Stretch vs Low Head

Treeless saddles

What is the Sweet Spot?

Karen's Happy Athlete Formula

Connection with the Reins

Interesting Circles

Freestyle Inside the Finesse: The Paradox of Riding in Connection with the Reins

Precision & Play

A Holistic View For Keeping Your Horse's Back Healthy

5 Mistakes People Make Doing Dressage Tests

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