So, as fun and as preferable as jumping is to many people, dressage is and always has been and always will be the foundation of literally anything you do on you horse. It’s something I think about often. I’ve taught many different students who ride at a variety of levels, and the best way I could find to better them as riders and their horses as athletes was through the foundational aspects of dressage. Western riders can still benefit from correct understanding of collection

As featured on eventingnation.com http://eventingnation.com/a-letter-to-that-magnet-inside-you-how-long-can-you-ignore-it/ It’s a battle. There’s this feeling in your core that pulls you like a heavy magnet towards them. The sharp points of their ears; the warm breath of their exhale; the lace-like dew on their eyelashes. There is no silence quite like them. And yet, you are held, pulled, restricted by life. Maybe it’s a full-time job, maybe it’s familial responsibilities, an

You can learn a lot from your fellow jumper friends. They think I'm crazy because I love to gallop at solid fences. I think they're crazy because they love to gallop at fences that fall down--super giant fences, at that. But, it's a solid idea to learn from each discipline and not to hate if they happen to do something a little different. Today I'm going to walk you through an exercise I learned from the jumper world. Even though it seems simple, this exercise teaches you an