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What is more cute than a young foal right? 

And if I can't ride my mare and I don't want to sell her because she means too much to me.. It's great to give her purpose as a mother, don't you think? Is it? Really? Or is it something to reconsider?

Your mare seems perfectly comfortable out in...

Polework is often recommended for horses with a kissing spine.. But did you know that it matters a lot 𝐇𝐎𝐖 the horse goed over the poles? In this post I will explain two different movements.

I recommend making videos of your training very often so you can see how your horse is moving so...

If you've followed my free course '𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑠' you understand why it's so important to that the hind leg can swing freely underneath the body. The more the horse can make big strides, stepping underneath the body, the more the pelvis will tuck in and push the spine up.

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...

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...