Building a Partnership With Your Horse
The stories we tell about our horses as partners may just be stories after all. We have far too many dominance expectations in our...
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phdevlin
Jul 15, 20234 min read
Building the Skills to Win?
Deliberate practice is defined as being effortful in nature, with the main goal of personal improvement of performance rather than...
phdevlin
Jul 8, 20233 min read
Willingness vs Obedience
Humans have been riding horses for thousands of years and have forgotten more than we’ve learned. Where once we relied on and laboured...
phdevlin
Jun 30, 20232 min read
About Capacity
Capacity is what our horse is capable of doing at the moment compared to potential which is what our horse may be capable of in the...
phdevlin
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Go, Steer, and Stop
As simple as it seems, without the skills of go, steer, and stop, we wouldn’t be able to compete in any mounted horse sport except bronc...
phdevlin
Jun 11, 20232 min read
What Makes A Good Coach?
EC has determined all coaches at recognized shows need to be licensed. It’s a good move, but it still won’t assist in determining what...
phdevlin
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Carry That Load
We are taught to use our legs to lift heavy loads. Squat down and use the large muscles in our legs to save our backs from strain. We...
phdevlin
Jun 14, 20222 min read
Thoughts on Straightness
Emphasis is always on getting the horse straight. All the top trainers say make sure your horse is straight. So how do you evaluate...
phdevlin
Oct 17, 20213 min read
What We Understand Limits What We See.
Thoughts on learning and teaching how to encourage better horse riding skill.
phdevlin
Aug 28, 20213 min read
What's Your Trainer('s) Profile?
In equestrian sports we don't have a nuanced language to separate the constituent qualities of our trainer. Horse shows want to call them...
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