VIDEO! Angel’s NH (natural horsemanship) training is going well. She’s very willing, seems confident – i.e. knows what I’m asking and knows the difference between sensitizing/desensitizing pressures. We will continue with the natural horsemanship training a while, until I feel she can [...]

VIDEO! Annie and I are working on the shoulder-in from the ground, part of the straightness training from the Academic Art of Riding. This is the second time we tried the shoulder-in. The first time, I basically got one step from her each way and we stopped for the day. This day I think [...]

VIDEO! Annie has picked this up and is doing fabulous! She is bending her neck and bring her head in very nicely in both directions. She is left sided, so the circles to the right are harder for her, which is part of the reason I work on circles to the right a little more. I’m very fortunate [...]