![[Training Scale Series] Part 3 – Contact in Your Riding](https://i2.wp.com/stridesforsuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Copy-of-training-scale-i_jpg-2.jpg?resize=770%2C433&ssl=1)
Contact and connection; hot topics for many riders. This is often because they can feel quite elusive. There is confusion regarding what needs to happen in order for contact to occur. And, how can you tell if the contact is correct and ‘good’? This post and episode are the third in a series about the training scale. We have already…
![[Training Scale Series] 2. Suppleness in Your Horse](https://i1.wp.com/stridesforsuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DAILY-STRIDES-PODCAST-3_jpg-2.jpg?resize=770%2C433&ssl=1)
What if I was to say that suppleness is less about being ‘bendy’ and more about how energy flows in you and your horse… Would that challenge you a little? Or is this something which, if you think of yoga, makes sense? If you sometimes struggle to maintain that lovely ‘loosey gooseyness’ in your horse, is it possible that you…
![[Training Scale] Part 1 – Finding Rhythm in Your Training](https://i0.wp.com/stridesforsuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/DAILY-STRIDES-PODCAST-2_jpg-2.jpg?resize=770%2C433&ssl=1)
Rhythm is often a funny thing when riding. The reason for this is that rhythm, in the true sense of the word, is any beat that is on repeat… And, most horses tend to have a beat or two that they repeat. This leads many riders to struggle with rhythm. Their question is “if there already is a rhythm, why…
It can feel really overwhelming when we begin looking at all the different things you need to include when training your horse, right? All these ‘steps’ and ‘principles’ are big pieces of a puzzle in their own right; they also have to work together in order to get the full picture! The training scale is a proven way for you…
Having a map often simplifies the journey. It helps plan a clear route from A to B. Riding is a journey. And so many riders want a map or a plan to follow for progress in their riding. Well, hold your horses! What if I was to tell you that there is a map available for equestrians. Oh yes, and…
The opportunity to work with a young or green horse comes with great responsibility. You have the potential to place a lasting imprint on this horses riding career; and his opinion of being ridden in general. In order to produce a well rounded riding horse, there are a few basic principles that you should pay attention to. Things that, when…
