I’m still making my way through Waldemar Seunig’s Horsemanship. I’ve been reading a lot of the old masters over the last couple of years, and I have to admit that Seunig is a bit of a slog compared to most. However, every once and I while my patient reading is rewarded with some gems – … More Seunig on walk
I have been away. Duty called, and I winged my way across these United States for several days in the D.C. area. I spent those days learning things for my job. I would rather have been riding and learning horsey things – but I love learning in any form. Besides, the conference was in one … More Equus interruptus
“If collection is defined not merely as the bodily state in which the horse is best and most easily able to comply with the schooling requirements of its rider, it signifies, when applied to all the branches of horsemanship, increased attentiveness and a readiness of execution that best corresponds to the particular object in view. … More Seunig: Defining Collection
The most serious problem dressage has is that the judging isn’t done strictly according to the FEI rules anymore. For me the judging has come to the end of the road by leaving the official scale and it will be interesting … to see how this will evolve in the future. For example there is … More Judging gone astray
In this day and age … rules have been established which permit riders desirous of studying equitation in depth, to be judged in competition. Some of these riders, but it is rare, attain the level of true Art, while others, much more numerous, perform the series of exercises mechanically, while chasing after medals. The true … More Competition as Art?
Equestrian art is the perfect understanding between the rider and his horse. This harmony allows the horse to work without any contraction in his joints or in his muscles, permitting him to carry out all movements with mental and physical enjoyment as well as with suppleness and rhythm. The horse is then a partner, rather … More What is Equestrian Art?
Horse Crazy Once Again 