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How a horse is supposed to “lift its back” is a topic of great confusion for many riders – at ALL levels of riding.

Instead of going over my version of Gavin’s clinic, I thought you might enjoy some direct quotes. I taped as much as I could from Gavin’s lecture in Kentucky, October 2009.

A horse named Robert Redford came into my life this past July. “Red” as I affectionately call him is a 17hh, chestnut Thoroughbred gelding.

Some of the common indicators that people use to determine if a horse is moving correctly include:

The form-function principle as it relates to a horse’s body, suggests that each part of the body; each unique form, is designed to carry out a specific function.

The day I accidentally met Tom Dorrance was a really important event in my life.

The Equine Rescue & Adoption Foundation of Palm City Florida, has been a regular stop for me since 2006. Originally I showed up to help my friend Daryl with a few horses.

Pulling Prima back out for a small demo held some interesting lessons. Prima and I used to do demos all over the country..

Bio-mechanics entails looking at the natural structure of the body in order to better understand how it should ideally function.

Carrying on from a previous newsletter topic, I thought I would share some of the comments that were sent about the lesson on horse training techniques. Each comment gave more food for thought and pounded on the question… What is Horse Training?

Steven Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” is a fantastic model for people getting along with people. Using his model, I have taken the liberty of applying his ideas to horsemanship to share a perspective on how riders can perhaps get along with horses a bit better.

The term disengagement means the horse no longer has a source of power from its hindquarters.

Horsemanship is an art as well as a science…..It is a journey into becoming a better person for the sake of the animal that you love

When I work with riders one of the trickiest parts of making improvements is that the changes don’t always feel right at first.

Jasper, my youngest horse at 5, is the kid around here. Jasper was sent to me by a client when he was a year and a half.

Where to begin? I have actually been really unsure what to write about other than news because I have been pummeled with lessons that are worthy of sharing – and haven’t we all?

According to scientists, when a horse is happy or in fear the chemicals produced in the body are exactly the same as with people.

Engagement simply means that the horse’s hindquarters have become activated and all the power, speed and agility mother nature intended for the horse is now available

The solution to horse behavior problems, often lies in introducing the opposite problem; one uncharacteristic for the horse

There is sometimes a huge difference in riding positions between what is fashionable and what is bio-mechanically sound. The reality is that balance is balance is balance.