Tag: dressage lesson
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Extreme Dressage.
The term “extreme sports” usually denotes high risk with the athlete risking injury and possible death. Things like running a marathon across the Gobi Desert or in equestrian sport the higher levels of cross country in eventing. So when my coach Belinda Trussell told me on Friday we would be having an “extreme lesson” I…
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Easier said than done!
Well done is better than well said. Benjamin Franklin I heard this quote from Benjamin Franklin the other day and it struck a chord within for me . In equestrian sport it is so much easier to talk about how to do something well, than to actually do it well. Sitting in the tack room…
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Lows and Highs–All in One Lesson.
That was a high note and a good finish!
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‘Brilliant’ or ‘Real Life’?
“Which horse will I get today?” That was what I asked myself when I arrived at the barn today. You can never be 100% certain with horses. This past week my horse Biasini had been a couple of different horses. We have cold weather and that means he will always have a lot of energy.…
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I’m in Charge!
I can make a mistake but I had better correct it quickly!
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Going Forward by Going Back to Basics.
Biasini is a good worker but not a mind reader!
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My Horse Hasn’t Read the Book!
Training tips from Lou Denizard.
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Riding the Mounting Block Update! 2 New Apps!
In just one lesson it revealed my problem….
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Two Steps Forward and…..
Two steps forward and one step back. That’s how it’s supposed to go. But what about those times when you feel that you’ve taken two steps forward and two steps back and have made no progress at all. . That is the circle I found myself in last week. My coach, Belinda Trussell, took a…
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Not Lost, Just Wandering!
Video lesson with Belinda Trussell.
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Ride! Ride! Ride!
I recently had the privilege of watching Christilot Boylen teach Belinda Trussell and Belinda’s assistant trainer Lynsey Rowan. I say it is a privilege because both of these riders could say they preferred their lessons to be private. But since I am student of Belinda’s I was able to watch. Christilot is a seven time…
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What is ‘Consequent’ Riding?
Solving problems before they become issues….
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