Tag Archives: The Rider Forms the Horse

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

Sculpting the Equine Body, Pt 2

Posted on September 30, 2018 by liascott

In a recent post, I discussed the general notion of how you can change the horse’s body, for better or worse, based upon the nature of the work. The inspiration for that post came from Coffee. Recently, my mother had … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsemanship, Improving Your "Eye" | Tagged apparent conformation, Classical horsemanship, Coffee, horse anatomy, horse biomechanics, horse conformation, horse movement, Otto Zietzschmann, The Rider Forms the Horse, Udo Burger | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: The Rider Forms the Horse

What is the goal of training?

Sculpting the Equine Body, Pt 2

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