Why Does Manolo Use a Bamboo Cane?
Manolo Mendez uses bamboo as an extension of his arm, to assist in his in-hand and ridden work.
Manolo Mendez uses bamboo as an extension of his arm, to assist in his in-hand and ridden work.
Training in its purest form is not so much a strict method of training as a time-honoured philosophy of building a partnership based on mutual trust and respect between human and horse.
How short is too short and how long is too long? How much contact is the right amount to allow the horse to work with his neck in the optimal position? It depends on each individual horse and the level of his
“Bring the back up, bring the back up!!!” “Drive the hind leg under, more, more, MORE!” and “Make him more round, rounder” appears to be considered by a lot of rider’s to be the three keys to dressage. To achieve
Just as we would never pressure a kindergarten child to jump straight into high school and expect them to be able to think critically and produce A+ essays overnight, we should never “jump steps” or rush the levels in the
Many trainers and riders believe that the artistry of training is all in the technique. And while there can be no true artistry without technique, technique alone is not, and never can be, true artistry in itself. Training a horse