Of Life and Horses by Ann Nyberg Bradley

I have “known” Ann Bradley (in the cyber-sense) for many years. I’ve always felt in her a kindred spirit, a person of like mind. So, it is no surprise, really, for me to be writing now that I nodded my way through her book, “Of Life and Horses:...

Everything You Wanted to Know and More about your OTTB

One of the members of the Clickryder group responded to an inquiry about retraining Thoroughbreds off of the track by referring her to a website (www.helpfortbs.org) created to answer this very question.  Out of curiosity I followed the link and found the e-book, free...

Frank Grelo: Bit by Bit, Lateral Movements In-Hand…

… & Leg Yielding Under Saddle. This DVD features Riding Master Frank Grelo.  I would have provided a link to a website but evidently he doesn’t have one. The long title pretty well sums up the content which is aimed at providing an introductory look at...

JP Giacomini’s Equus Academy

Jean Philippe (JP) Giacomini is an internationally recognized teacher, training, author and coach.  His latest project is Equus Academy, an educational subscription website dedicated to teaching the classic principles of horsemanship. Among his many training...

Horses for Life–Free Issue

Anybody remember the old Dressage & CT magazine?  It’s been defunct for years–a fact that is very unfortunate.  It was a magazine that marched to its own drummer and included articles about such controversial topics as French lightness and how to train...

Motivation of Dressage Horses: Richard Hinrichs

I just watched this DVD. I really enjoyed it! I didn’t learn anything earth-shatteringly new because I’m already on the positive-reinforcement-works bandwagon. However, it was a delight and inspiration to see and hear of someone who trains horses to an...