“Giving up control shows your horse you have faith in them and I feel that when you do that they can start to have faith in you. BUT in order to stay safe while giving up control, you have to have your preparation right. You have to have faith in your preparation. So inevitably, it comes down to you, having faith in you.” – Warwick
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When I get to this stage with Harley that would be fantastic. He jumps with in himself when a noice goes in the back ground. So love to do this one day.
Try not to look too far ahead as by the time you get to that point your horse will be different, and so will you
Hi Warwick,
I’ve been listening to your podcast and now enrolled as a member, you’ve been a great inspiration and I’m really looking forward to what these videos and courses may bring me on my journey.
That said, I was curious if you’d be open for a little experiment. I saw you cantering on the palomino horse in the video. My main focus these past years has been centered and mindful riding, so the posture of the rider, unintended tension, etc. So seeing the video I wondered, if you were to canter on a horse, switching your posture from holding the saddle knob, to not holding on to anything. Maybe close your eyes, while switching between the two ways of holding yourself. I wonder if you’d feel a difference in your ability to follow the movement of the horse. I’m curious if the two postures make you experience a difference. It’s a little practice I like to do with my students, since holding on to things, even in a relaxed way, may create unintended tension, which we are not aware of, because we, with our grabbing monkey hands, are so used to holding on to stuff :) Just a little thought practice.
After focussing these past years on riders minds and postures, I’m very enthusiastic about learning more and focussing on the horses mind and body and the way my presence has an influence on that. I always thought ‘If the rider isn’t balanced and relaxed, we can’t ask the horse to be so’, which I still think valid, but after these past years I’m now at the point where it makes no sense to leave the horse and the training of the horse so much out of the equation. So thank you for this treasure of videos and insights, I will now continue my journey that I just started here…
Thnx so much!
One of the principles of training is “they need to know the answer before you ask the question”.
this horse came to a clinic with a history of ducking around sharply and taking off bucking.
Until I KNEW that that issue was no longer there, riding without having a saftey net it place would not be a good idea,