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Lisa's Blog post # 3

It’s so great to see the sun again! Our farrier was running really late today so Lesley had time to give me a lesson while we waited.Yay! I feel like an onion – she peels off one layer and gets to work on the next one!I’ve worked

Videos

Video Discussion # 2: Dressage test with judge's scores and comments!

Questions

Question # 23: If you do not have easy access to hills, would it be possible to use poles and/or cavaletti to build up your horse's back and hindquarters' muscles and strength?

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Lisa's Blog post # 2

With just about an entire straight week of rain, I haven’t ridden very much – three times actually. The first time, my friend Cheryl talked me into going out in the rain with her but it was a non-productive ride. We were soaking wet in a matter of minutes. The

Questions

Question # 22: Should the rider's lower leg always be near the girth when jumping? Or are there times when it is appropriate for their lower legs to be not right by the girth? (Briana)

Lesley's Corner

Using Visualization Techniques to Improve Your Riding

Questions

Question # 21: Sat I'm taking Chester to meet a friend at a xc in DE to get a lesson - my FIRST xc lesson!! SO, since I know standing martingales are not allowed in eventing xc, I put on the (new) running attachment.

Lesley's Corner

Shoulder In

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Building Horse and Rider Confidence

Questions

Question # 20: How can you tell if your horse is spooking because she is genuinely scared, vs. spooking as an evasion to the aids? And, what do you do about it? (Cheryl)

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Lisa's Blog Post #1

Oh.My. Goodness.I thank the Lord for Lesley Stevenson.She fixed me! Now I just need to be able to do it on my own and do it until it becomes instinctive. Basically, I have been riding backwards.I have been riding from my hands to my seat instead

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What Does it Mean to "Ride Forward"? (Current freebie!)

You've probably heard the phrase a thousand times. But what does it mean exactly? It does not mean to go faster. You can "ride forward" in a downward transition from trot to halt. To ride forward, the rider must be riding the horse from their leg

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