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The Canter Departure

August 12, 2019

Canter Aids: Driving Forward or Striking-off? It is possible to achieve an organic canter strike off (left-lead exampled below) with either the weight to the inside OR the outside hip. To learn more about the seat aids, see my two-part article, Fundamentals: On the Seat. The following explanation outlines what happens in each scenario: Method A – Imbalance and Drive Forward Our first example is through the weight to the inside hip. This is a strike off that achieves its aim…

The Invisible Line: Obedience vs Partnership

July 22, 2019

Euki Binns

Horse Training

Obedience vs Partnership Obedience is required of our horses…in our dressage tests, our jumping classes, and our daily routine whether that routine is to safely cross a street, or simply lifting a hoof to be picked. We obtain it by rote; through repetition and a series of varying degrees of praise or correction, depending on the task at hand. In fact, obedience is a wonderful thing, and when we train for obedience in conjunction with an agenda that is geared…

In Defense of the Average Horse

February 26, 2019

Euki Binns

Horse Training

THE AVERAGE HORSE Background: Over the years, I’ve looked at a lot of horses (and dogs, cats, birds…the list is endless, yes?) from kill-lots, rescues, or being given away for free, and one thing is clear: I’ve seen a lot of average horses that I would be glad to train, because even though they don’t look like something special right now (they’re run down, or they’re too skinny, or they’ve just simply been out of work for years and have…