Amateur Hour: Ease Is Only An Illusion
Recently, I took the eighteen year old Grand Prix schoolmaster that I lease to our first show together where we competed at 2-3 and 3-3. One
Climbing The Rider Fitness Pyramid - Part. 2 Flexibility
Just one level above balance, Amanda sites flexibility, or in equestrian terms "suppleness", as the second step on the Rider Fitne
Climbing The Rider Fitness Pyramid - Part. 1 Balance
Amanda describes rider fitness as an ongoing progression that builds on each previous step. Similar to the way horses climb the training sca
The Dressage Rider's Guide To Being Horseless
At the age of 28 I decided to rejoin the equestrian world after a ten year hiatus. The only thing I didn't anticipate was that re-entry
What Goes Up Must Come Down - Beating Burnout
If there's one thing you can say about horse people it's that we're a passionate bunch. We eagerly board the emotional coaster that is...
