Kruse Equestrian

Kruse Equestrian MDHB licensed & insured. Riding lessons, coaching, training, boarding, farm sitting & other equine-related services based out of Earleville, MD.

Dressage development through Second Level & cross-training of other disciplines.

On Saturdays, we wear pink! Only missing Fern dog, the queen of pink đź©·
12/27/2025

On Saturdays, we wear pink! Only missing Fern dog, the queen of pink đź©·

Merry Christmas! 🎄 I hope everyone soaked up the warmth and beauty of the day!
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas! 🎄 I hope everyone soaked up the warmth and beauty of the day!

Bridleless baby horse! ❤️
12/24/2025

Bridleless baby horse! ❤️

It’s a good thing the training has been fun this winter, because everything else is not! 🤣 Archie working on Spanish wal...
12/22/2025

It’s a good thing the training has been fun this winter, because everything else is not! 🤣 Archie working on Spanish walk under saddle.

Sol’s first day jumping lines. Slow & low makes for some confident ponies… clearly!
12/22/2025

Sol’s first day jumping lines. Slow & low makes for some confident ponies… clearly!

12/19/2025

An overwhelming majority of folks I see in clinics ride with their leg 🦵 too far forward, and/or sitting too far back on their behinds. I think it comes from some combination of a perfect storm of things: we all seek the path of least resistance so we don’t want to engage our abdomens enough, many people work at a desk so their hip flexors are tight, modern saddles are often crazy high in the front so people want to avoid damage to *ahem* the front of the pelvis, and many people take “heels down” too far such that it shoves the lower leg out in front.

It’s a broad generalization, but remember that we ideally want a straight line from ear 👂 to shoulder to hip to heel, and that said line should be at 90* to the ground. Once there, think about shortening the distance between your bra line and your bikini line 👙, to keep tone in your abdomen. (If you’re a non-bra or non-bikini wearer, use your imagination.) And yes, your heel should be “down,” but really just to parallel to the horizon. You don’t need to shove it below that line.

12/17/2025

Keeping both the kiddos moving!

12/16/2025

The fundamentals of correct riding are based in physics. The top right image shows the human and equine centers of balance. The bottom right image is of how when those two centers of balance join, unity is achieved. The rider goes deeper into the horse, and the horse rises to join the rider in shared balance and movement.

The left images show the traditional 5 degree rule that has been around for a very long time but by now is largely forgotten. The physics of leaning back beyond five degrees makes the joining of the horse's and the rider's centers of balance more difficult.

If you take a good lock at all these images, it should become obvious that the rider who stays within the five degree limit has an easier time of achieving unity with their horse than the rider who leans back beyond five degrees.

Looks like winter is on! ❄️ Aiming to be back to our regularly scheduled program on Wednesday or Thursday.
12/15/2025

Looks like winter is on! ❄️ Aiming to be back to our regularly scheduled program on Wednesday or Thursday.

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Earleville, MD

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Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 9pm
Wednesday 8am - 9pm
Thursday 8am - 9pm
Friday 8am - 9pm
Saturday 8am - 9pm
Sunday 8am - 5pm

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