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 accomplishments, JP is also an innovator. He developed a method for cultivating improved relaxation and movement through a percussive massage technique ...
On the DressageDisgrace.com site there is a discussion about some videos which have been posted as representatives of the ‘right way’ to do dressage. The idea is to identify riders who are not using rollkur as a regular part of their training program and support them. Interestingly, one of the videos posted was of a rider who has taken a stand against rollkur. YET, the horse still showed signs of the...
Posted by
sharon on Oct 24th, 2009 in
Dressage,
Videos |
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I’m really glad that this incident is causing quite a stir. Here in Tennessee we’re all too familiar with the abuse taking place within the ‘big lick’ Tennessee Walker community. We’d like to think that Dressage riding would somehow be ‘above’ that. But, not so.
For some years now, it is scary to think of the parallels to what happened to the TWH, certain individuals in...
Another video rental. This one features the work of Jim Masterson. In this video he demonstrates the Masterson Method for Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork which he developed.
Like a lot of people I’ve watched horses getting massage therapy numerous times. I’ve read some books too. Sure, I’d rub on my horses but I had no illusion of thinking anything I did was actually beneficial from a...
Posted by
sharon on Aug 7th, 2009 in
Horsemanship,
Videos |
3 comments
You have to watch this. Make sure to watch all the way through. It just gets more...