Speaking to Karin Kruger about how she combines western and eastern equine veterinary practices was fascinating and will certainly open your mind up to so many diagnostic and treatment possibilities! You can check it out here.
How groundwork is key to having a settled horse that respects you as a leader and trusts you to keep them safe.
Like any horse and rider partnership at the top of their game, great liberty trainers look totally “at one” with their horses, and it can be incredibly inspiring! For me, liberty work on the ground forms part of the bigger picture; I actually rarely develop it past the basics, but there a number of reasons why …
CLOSING DATE: 4th May 2020 Members may enter both the Ridden and Groundwork Challenges. Choose between the Best Performance or Most Improved classes for each Challenge (per horse; one horse means two entries total maximum – one for Groundwork and one for Ridden). If you have access to multiple horses, feel free to enter separately …
This is an oldie, but goodie! The message is that consistency is key if you want to get changes from your horse. In this case, its how to retain your horse’s focus when you are on the ground, and it followed on from one of Jason’s demonstrations. Jason explains: Five Day Challenge: If you found …
CLOSING DATE: Monday 18th February 2019 Members may enter both the Ridden and Groundwork Challenges. Choose between the Best Performance or Most Improved classes for each Challenge (per horse; one horse means two entries total maximum – one for Groundwork and one for Ridden). If you have access to multiple horses, feel free to enter …
If the weather forecasters are right, we’re in for a cold winter, with lots of snow! Unless you are blessed with an indoor school, this can mean difficulties trying to ride our horses. However, there are plenty of things you can do to train your horse from the ground and in fact, sometimes it is …
Jason challenges you to two new ridden and groundwork challenges: Long and Low, and Stopping on a Mark. You have six weeks to try it, improve it, record it, and enter to win!
CLOSING DATE: Monday 3rd September 2018 July-August Challenge Cup: Transitions These two Challenge Cups are centred on transitions and are essentially the same for both the Ridden and Groundwork parts. You may enter both the Ridden and Groundwork Challenges. You must choose between the Best Performance or Most Improved classes for each Challenge (per horse; one …
CLOSING DATE: Monday 23rd April 2018 March-April Challenge Cup: Liberty and Stopping & Turning This time, these Challenge Cups will really test you! You may enter both the Ridden and Groundwork Challenges. You must choose between the Best Performance or Most Improved classes for each Challenge (per horse; one horse means two entries total maximum – …