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Are horses more responsive than people think? Helping Zimas help himself
This is just one of the numerous other blogs I want to write to support the view that our equine friends are clever creatures, who don’t just respond to commands they have learned…
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Enquiry: Why do we braid manes and tails?
Braiding is a major issue and a crucial activity in the world of equestrianism, as I have assumed from the countless videos I have watched online And I regret to admit that I don’t…
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Instructions for equestrians: How to completely ruin a salsa class!
“If I was a dressage horse I would have tilted you by now”, I joyfully yelled at our salsa teacher in the students’ hall tonight after the first latin song. Today there…
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A week without equestrianism…
As a student, I have quite many balls to catch every single day. Many obligations, including a postgraduate degree. And the equestrian club is far enough. And I can’t always book a place…
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Rising trot tutorials
Who has watched me riding knows it well; my sitting trot needs improvement. Desperately. And I know it well; I go mad every time I think about this. And my instructors both in…
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“The Queen and Her Ceremonial Horses” – Documentary
The trouble and joy of every equestrian! On this old documentary meet the Queen’s ceremonial horses, their use and the customs followed by those who work with them. See historical equipment and learn…