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So I started running into some problems with Pura. But the weird thing was that she was totally fine hiking out. So while I was having issues with the normal training, we could go to the natural park and ride for 3 hours and she was totally fine.

I really felt confused. How is it possible...

Imagine yourself being asked to do things that hurt your body. Maybe even with force, or with a lot of frustration the same questions come over and over again. You're moving your body but there is so much discomfort. You're asked to give more but you feel your body failing on you.

You have...

3 months after Pura had her baby we started training her. There were a bunch of kids at the yard happy to ride her and I trained her on the side. During this time I started noticing that my Quarter Horse Nikki really liked her. This was quite special because Nikki wasn't too crazy about...

After buying Pura things already started to become more of a puzzle. She behaved differently under the western saddle compared to the dressage saddle. She wasn't really jumpy or dangerous. But very forward and behind the bit. The canter was a struggle, she lacked a lot of balance and I tried to...

I met Pura at a small farmers yard in a small village near Amsterdam. After coming back to the city from working with a high level reining trainer I boarded my Quarter Horse named Nikki there. It was cheap, had an outdoor arena and most importantly.. 24/7 field time in the summer. It was time for...

So let's break it down a bit.

𝐻𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 is the process of a creating habits. These habits can keep or improve certain skills for daily use. Mostly in the case of phyisical limitations.

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛 is there to create habits to prevent injuries or physical issues.

𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛 is there...

In all my rehab training from a kissing spine I start with encouraging to stretch the topline. But why do I do this and for how long do you want to keep on doing this?

𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒔

By asking the horse to activate the hind legs, the horse will start swinging them further...

Once your horse starts developing due to the training, the chances are very likely that the withers will come up and the shoulders become wider. The saddles position is right behind the shoulders and not on the shoulders. Yet, this change has a big impact on the position of your saddle. The wider...