Create more impulsion within your horse using these tips
Did your protocol ever say ‘more impulsion’? It might be difficult to get more impulsion within your horse without rushing him forward. But you also want to keep the relaxation. Where do you draw the line and how do you create more impulsion? A member of Rien van der Schaft’s online training asked us that question during […]
What to do when your horse keeps spooking in that one corner
What do you do when your horse keeps spooking in that one corner Ugly judges, scary potplants, strange sand and unexpected sunrays. We all have experience with spooking horses that won’t go past something scary. But what can you do best when your horse keeps spooking in that one scary corner? A member of Rien van […]
Does your horse drag his legs while backing up? Rien van der Schaft gives advice!
Does your horse drag his legs while backing up? Rien van der Schaft gives advice! Isn’t your horse active while backing up? Doesn’t he lift his legs or does he make a little ditch? During a live Q&A of Rien van der Schaft’s online training a member asked about this problem. Rien gave the following advice: When […]
How do you ride an asymmetrical horse?
We all want to ride a correct moving, straightened horse. But what can you do when your horse is still asymmetrical? A member of Rien van der Schaft’s online training asked him during a live Q&A how she could best ride an asymmetrical horse. Rien van der Schaft gave her the following advice. Every horse is asymmetrical, […]
Always ride your horse deep into the corner? Wrong!
Ride your corners! Don’t cut the corner! Ride deep into the corner! We’ve all heard these phrases. At least I have and I’m sure you have as well. I mean, we have to ride deep into the corner, right? Or not? A member of Rien van der Schaft’s online program asked us how deep she should ride […]
When do you have too much pressure on the bit?
When do you have too much pressure on the bit? Rien van der Schaft explains You don’t want to have too much pressure on the bit, but what is too much pressure? Can you express that in so many pounds or kilograms? A member of Rien van der Schaft’s online program asked us this question during a […]
Rien van der Schaft explains the difference between überstreichen and stretching forward-downward
Rien van der Schaft explains what the difference is between stretching forward-downward and überstreichen How does your horse know the difference between stretching forward-downward and the so-called überstreichen? A member of Rien van der Schaft’s online program asked us this question during a live Q&A. Find out what Rien’s answer was: In principle, a horse doesn’t know […]
8 signals you’re not riding your horse from back to front
8 signals you’re not riding your horse from back to front Everybody agrees that you should ride a horse from back to front, but a lot of riders find it difficult to decide if they really do it themselves. If you ride your horse from back to front, you can feel a connection from the […]
Rien van der Schaft: Focus on the direction of the connection
Focus on the direction of the connection In Rien van der Schaft’s previous blog, he spoke about the phase most riders forget about, the phase of the contact rein. In this first phase of the training you want to achieve three things, namely relaxation, forwardness and that your horse accepts the contact. Once you’ve established that, […]
Rien van der Schaft: The thing most riders forget about
The thing most riders forget about: the contact rein In all the years he has been teaching riders from all around the world, Rien van der Schaft noticed that the core of 99% of all of the problems riders deal with spiral down to one aspect in the training. According to Rien, it’s the thing […]
