The Power of Intentional Horsemanship
From Issue 116 Many if not all of us would see our horsemanship as well as our lives go to a new level if we would learn to be more intentional in the things we …
Horsemanship Essays
Do The Work
From Issue 115 What “Do The Work” means to me: “Do The Work” means firstly that getting good with horses or making a good horse is going to take a lot of work. And by …
Why is it so hard?
From Issue 114 Have you ever gotten unsolicited advice from a fellow horse person? Have you ever sat in the audience at a clinic or at a horse show and all you could hear was …
Developing Clarity
From Issue No.78 Sitting on the berm watching a magnificent horse and its rider schooling the grand-prix inspired me to write about the importance of the human-horse partnership in relation to the quality of gaits. …
This Explains a Lot
From issue No.111 There’s this thing about working with horses… it’s one of those things that is responsible for making working with horses difficult, soul-shattering hard work. And I don’t want to be a Debbie …
First Impressions
This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.73 When I meet someone for the first time I like to form my own impressions, based on my own sense of the person. I really try …
Balance vs. Motion in Dressage
Written by Jec Ballou The development of dressage horses falls more or less into two camps, with a lively debate dividing them over the proper foundation and training progression. For example, should a horse in …
A Dream Come True
Written by Linda Turner This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.71 Early Californios Skills of the Rancho held in Santa Ynez February 8th-10th was the realization of Bruce Sandifer’s dream to form an …
The Wade Saddle Fabulous or Fad?
Written by Chuck Stormes This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.69 About forty years ago I started hearing stories about Ray Hunt and his clinics. Usually, the account came from a wide-eyed cowboy …
Saddling a Tied Horse
Written by Buster McLaury This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.69 I rarely saddle an older horse that is tied up, and I never saddle a young horse that is tied up. I think …
