Do not make weather excuses

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December Master Zoom Recording

Teaching Takeaways

Your horse is not trying to make you miserable

Your horse is not your enemy or your adversary

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Have you ever paid attention to horses in herds? When do you hear them vocalizing? Generally when calling for a friend. They call out when they are stressed. Stallions chatter when they are excited by a mare or irritated by a rival. Mares will call to their foals to bring them into line or nicker softly to settle them. Foals will call frantically if they are out of sight of their dam. But if you watch a herd of content horses, they are generally quiet vocally. They are sayi

Here comes winter 🥶

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Slow is fast

Let it go!

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Horses always revert to the level and expectations of the rider.

Stop focusing on areas for improvement

You have to understand the inside of the horse to communicate with the outside of the horse. 

Slow your aids down. When people talk fast they are hard to understand . Your horse can’t understand you when you rush your aids

November Master Zoom Recording

Listen to your horse. They are probably the most honest creature you will encounter