This article originally appeared in issue No.30 A post on an Internet discussion group for dressage riders: <<Help! One of my students has a green three-year-old colt that she has just started riding. We’re working …
Written by Sylvana Smith We dressage riders pride ourselves on riding with precision, executing transitions and figures with accuracy and accountability. The sport of dressage calls for riding very precise tests with specific attributes. We must …
Written by Sylvana Smith This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.28 Spring is finally here, and that homebred colt that was born in your pasture is now two years old and ready to …
Written by Sylvana Smith This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.14 If you’ve been around “natural horsemanship” circles for any length of time, no doubt you’ve come across The Critics. They’ve never been …
Written by Sylvana Smith This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.7 A new tack catalog arrived in the mail today. More than 100 pages, filled with bridles, bits and reins… halters, lead shanks, …
Written by Sylvana Smith For her 12th birthday a few years ago, a young friend received the gift of which most little girls dream: a dainty, pretty 15-hand filly. Her non-horsey mother had chosen the …
Written by Sylvana Smith This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.5 “What did you work on today?” asked a friend, who knew I’d volunteered to work a four-year-old Thoroughbred mare that has been …
by Sylvana Smith This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.4 My first car after college was a sultry ‘72 Bonneville that stood on more real estate than my first apartment and had a …
Written by Sylvana Smith This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.2 Those quick feeding-time or social visits can build—or undermine—your relationship with your horse. I would love to spend my days immersed in …
Written by Sylvana Smith This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.1 It was a Wednesday schooling show in January, halfway between Aberdeen and nowhere a perfect opportunity to field-test progress with a project …
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