Fay Hasleden Equitation

20/04/2024

A very good article written in 2019 but very relevant. 😃

Klaus Balkenhol talking about problems in dressage judging:
'It is a worry, I see some horses that are really nice and relaxed, but they don't get the good score, and other horses are not always regular, especially in the passage, but still they score too much. The problem a lot of the time is the judges, and the judges' schooling is not good enough. We need one judge who can say 'this is correct', all the people coming to him asking what is the correct way - but now we have many many judges, and no leader."
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2022/06/klaus-balkenhol-which-way-for-dressage/

30/03/2024

03/02/2024

28/01/2024

🥰

Steffen Peters:
"To be true dressage, we go back to self carriage… Show the lightness, expression and beautiful self-carriage that is the essence of the sport. The way she carries herself… Don’t lean back, give her back a place to go, don’t contain her with your seat.”
Read more: https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2023/11/steffen-peters-at-mary-hannas/

19/12/2023

So good to do. 😃

🎄Day 7 of my 12 days of Christmas 🎄

Don’t under estimate a good walk.

Walk and walk poles. Walk is a pace that generally gets forgotten about or is just there to loosen up, cool down or a time to chat to your friends or trainer.

Walk is so much more than that.

Walk is the pace that has no moment of suspension or flow of impulsion. Everything in walk had to be generated from muscle and joint action. So the horse really has to use themselves, use their body to create the movement and flexion.

Then add in poles and they have to use themselves even more.

Polework can be added in little and often to your work or as a full session. It can be in hand, on the lunge or ridden.

The horse should be allowed to look 👀 to stretch down to see the poles to help them engage their brain and body, this will also stretch through their back muscles and utilise their core.

Walk poles can be set at various distances or curves in order to be able vary the length of stride asked for ie collected, medium or extended. Play with some walk poles and see the difference regular use can make 🥰♥️🏇

12/11/2023

☺️😍

Uta Gräf of Germany that this exercise is an important part of training not just for young horses or dressage horses, but for all horses.

10/11/2023

One of my favourite trainers. ☺️

Christopher Bartle, genius horseman and trainer. He tells us:
‘The freedom and regularity of the paces’ and ‘the acceptance of the bridle’ should be the end result of the basic work. Collection leads to ‘the harmony, lightness and ease of the movements’ and ‘the lightness of the forehand and the engagement of the hindquarters originating in a lively impulsion’. All this in turn leads to the enhancement of the paces through greater cadence."
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2023/11/introducing-collection-with-christopher-bartle-part-one/

08/11/2023

Could not agree more. Having a partnership is a wonderful feeling. 😍

16/10/2023

Love this

Carl Hester wisdom:
“If you can create what we try to create, without heavy hands, without hanging onto the rein, if you can do it with self-carriage, then it looks beautiful. It’s this word, expression, which is a dangerous word because once you put expression into it, like heightened suspension and things like that, then if you have got the wrong rider, or a rider who doesn’t ride with an independent seat, then they use their hands and that’s when you get that horrible looking, jerky dressage. It is something we really work on, to be able to create it, without going over-board.”

11/10/2023

Couldn’t agree more. ☺️

05/10/2023

We are excited to announce that three rare full livery spaces have opened up at Craven College on our brand new equine yard.

£75 p/w during term time. £100 p/w during academic holidays

What's included within full livery:
🐴Spacious stable (fully rubber-matted, automatic drinkers)
🐴Hay or haylage included
🐴Use of our spacious indoor & outdoor Arenas (allotted times)
🐴Summer turnout
🐴Winter turnout in sand pens
🐴Secure tack room with washing machine
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