#DevelopingRonan
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A weekend musing
? How we hold ourselves and move our bodies, influences how our horses do the same. As I play more and more with in hand and liberty work with Ronan, I have been reminded again how intune horses are to us. They read the most subtle of body/postural changes, some that I daresay we are not even aware that we do! What excites me most, is that once we become aware of this dialogue with our beautiful horses, it opens us to amazing possibilities of helping them find their most proud and functional postures – and in doing so, helps us do the same. Next time you are out with…
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#DevelopingRonan Part One
Preparing your horse for work under saddle In hand work, in hand work, in hand work. Do you think Usain Bolt trains sprint work every day, for weeks on end, to achieve the amazing records on the track that he has? No. He says there really isn’t a typical ‘training’ session he does. Instead he varies from track work (focusing not only on the technical aspects of the sprint, but also endurance) to gym work with a focus on developing overall strength and power. So why do we expect our horses to do the same type of work, four to five days a week? This is a sure way to…
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#DevelopingRonan
So I know I said I would bring this to you last year; but hey, life had other plans for Ronan and I. Between running the business and ‘life’ I was struggling to find consistent time (who is with me!?). This in the end turned out to be the best thing I could have possibly done for Ronan. He had a lot more physical and mental maturing to do before we really cracked on with under saddle work. See the difference for yourself: Early 2016 Early 2017 Ronan turned 5 in December so his vertebra…