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The horse gives us all of the information we need in order to succeed in eliciting the highest level of movements and purest form of grace from him, if we but listen…
As riders, as humans, as members of society, listening is often a lost art. It is something we often long to receive from other [...]

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The movement of the piaffe, or trotting in place, is one long considered to be a movement achieved only through the mastery and ultimate refinement of aids coupled with the correct training structure to develop the horse. Piaffe is often seen performed in a myriad of venues; dressage competitions, horse fairs and demonstrations, circus, trick [...]

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In working with our horses, it seems a never-ending goal to ride a light horse and constantly be light with our application of the aids. Lightness, however, has taken on the role of a relative meaning. It has a different image in the mind of each user, it is seen as something solid, tangible, an [...]

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It becomes easy to see when watching this clip, exactly how Reiner Klimke became not only a champion in his own respect, but an icon of great horsemanship. There is a thread of modern competitive dressage leaking through his performance, primarily the trot work, however RK is a rider deserving of accolades for his refined [...]

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The proposed system of NAIS (national animal identification system) has ruffled the feathers of many equestrians, not merely from the standpoint of more paperwork, hassle and headache. It is important to understand how this can affect all equestrians from basic health care of their animals to competitions and travel. Do you know the implementation plan [...]

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