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Lateral Exercises

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From a daily devotional by Nicky Gumbel: “I once heard a man being interviewed about the fact that he was retiring after winning the gold medal for his vegetables for ten years in a row. Asked for the secret of his success, he said, ‘ I aim for perfection. But I settle for excellence .’

The journey of horsemanship is a long one

Haunch Turns and Leg Yields broken down

Rider aids effect on behavior

Training Exercise

Webinar on soundness and the effect on behavior

It took me 5 months to work up to being able to complete a 6 mile run. I started 49 weeks ago with 20 minutes of walk run intervals. If I don’t run at least 3 days a week then I am extremely sore. When I am sore, I don’t use my body correctly and I create damage. This is true in our horses. I often have individuals complain about their horse’s behavior at an event. The first thing I ask them is “how often are you riding your horse?”. A good majority of the time it’s not at l

Running has been slow since I fell on the ice. I went to the body worker Friday and she definitely helped. I am having to really pay attention to how I’m using my joints so I don’t start compensating for my tight pelvis and sacrum.

From Lessons in Lightness by Mark Russell

From Lessons in Lightness by Mark Russell

From Lessons in Lightness by Mark Russel

From Lessons in Lightness by Mark Russell

From Lessons in Lightness by Mark Russell

I still dislike running. I do appreciate the effects of running. I feel better afterwards. No one can run for me. It’s hard. I have to do it even when I don’t feel like it. I started thinking about the horses. Everyone wants the been there, done that, old soul that is 10- 14yrs old and will tolerate a novice rider. There is only one way that old soul is developed. Someone rode the young soul that had no life experience or wisdom. They put in the hard work. They rode the days

From Lessons in Lightness by Mark Russell

When I relax my shoulders, my hips relax and my stride opens up. Same for your horse.