Tag Archives: Horse training

Searching for a leader?

Posted on December 1, 2018 by liascott

Are you in search of a leader? Have you waited your whole adult life for someone to tell you when to wake up, when to eat, and when to move? Do you long for the ‘security’ of never having to … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out Loud | Tagged behavior, dominance, equine behavior, Horse training, horses, leadership | 3 Comments

Bendigo, the Event horse who wasn’t

Posted on November 24, 2018 by liascott

My first horse sport was Eventing. It was a growing sport in our state, and its lack of formality appealed to the university crowd I grew up riding with. Wicki came with miles under his girth, and was a great … Continue reading →

Posted in My Journey | Tagged Ben, cross-country, Eventing, horse behavior, Horse training, training problems | 5 Comments

Why do you ride?

Posted on November 10, 2018 by liascott

Riding is a selfish act – there is really no getting around that fact. Horses do not ask to participate in the activity, they are conditioned for it. That said, I have over forty years of experience that horses can, … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Training and Philosophy, Horsemanship, Thinking Out Loud | Tagged Classical horsemanship, friend to the horse, Gustav Steinbrecht, Horse training, horsemanship, perfection, rider's ego, riding horses | 1 Comment

Small gifts

Posted on October 28, 2018 by liascott

If there is one piece of wisdom I would wish to impart to anyone who trains horses, it would be this: appreciate the small gifts. If your goal is to win prizes and make money, then that wisdom may not … Continue reading →

Posted in My Journey, Thinking Out Loud | Tagged Coffee, gratitude, horse as teacher, horse behavior, horse human relationship, Horse training, human horse bond, Noble | Leave a comment

What is the goal of training?

Posted on October 12, 2018 by liascott

If you hang around the classical Dressage crowd for any length of time, you will hear someone say something to this effect: “Horses already know how to do the movements, in the field; training only consists of teaching them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Classical Training and Philosophy, Thinking Out Loud | Tagged Ben, Classical Dressage, Classical horsemanship, Coffee, Dressage, Horse training, Noble, Otto Zietzschmann, Ricky, Roxie, The Rider Forms the Horse, Udo Burger | Leave a comment

“Then comes a revelation …”

Posted on August 11, 2018 by liascott

“Then comes a revelation, finally feeling that a horse behaves gymnastically correctly, and the new convert displays a fervor the likeness of which has not been known since the conversion of Paul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus.” Charles … Continue reading →

Posted in My Journey | Tagged Classical horsemanship, Coffee, Dani, horse and rider communication, Horse training, horsemanship, magic moments | 3 Comments

What type of horseman are you?

Posted on August 5, 2018 by liascott

As I navigate through the real and virtual horseworlds, I am finding that new ‘breeds’ of horsemen have been created since I first started riding. Whether it’s the changing times, or the advent of social media, any differences in aspect … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged Horse training, horsemanship, personality types | 2 Comments