Struggling to keep your heels level with your toes?Notice I said heels level with toes….not down 😜 If you read my last post "Should you Push your heels down" you’ll know where I’m coming...
Should you PUSH your heels down?Hands up if you’ve ever been told to push your heels down? 🙋🏻♀️ and I must say as a young coach I also have this instruction too 🫠...
Does your leg position go to pot when you canter??? 🦵Ok, so you loose your stirrup or your heels rise up when you start to canter, you desperately try to get them down but to no avail, why?...
Collapsing….let’s go…I’ve had a few questions recently about collapsing and how to stop it. Some riders thinking they’re dropping a shoulder whilst others...
Do you lift your heel to apply your leg aid?Do you struggle with balance in canter? Or feel like you’re collapsing through one side at certain times when you’re riding? The answer...
How to stop collapsing when you make a downwards transitionPreparing for the downwards transition This question came up this week in response to one of my social media posts, how do I maintain a...
My horse won’t go forwards off my leg aid Have you considered That you may be a kink in the hose of energy flowing through your horse? Turning the tap on more won’t make the water...
On the days you feel like your riding like a bag of s***Have you considered That the body you're riding in is the same body that has carried you through the past 24 hours and all of that leaves...
Tension with flexibility equals supplenessWhen your body is open, your muscles are stretched, and you're in a state of positive tension In contrast, when your body is closed, the...
"The ground is so bloody hard" I hear shoutLooking at things with a different perspective can change everything Unless you live somewhere seriously north that's had a tad more...
How to develop effective aids whilst riding Part 2Continuing on from last weeks email about developing effective aids (if you missed it, it's now up as a blog here) I said I would discuss...