I have several riders this session that are working on lateral balance, not leaning, and initiating or helping their horse turn by using their eyes to look in that direction and eventually the reins. The other day I started using this pattern and discovered a whole lot of progressive uses for it. This time I … Continue reading
Preparing for New Riders
While I have posted about preparing a The Lesson Plan and doing the Intake Lesson (Version 1 & Version 2), I have not posted necessarily about preparing for a new rider. This has been on my mind lately because I have a new client! Within The Lesson Plan post, the first thing is what to do before the … Continue reading
Lessons In TR Activities Book Is Now For Sale!
Drumroll please… After years of percolating, the first Lessons In TR Book is finally for sale! There are so many posts on this blog I had to narrow it down, so this first book is a collection of almost all the activities and games on this blog! It does not include posts about how to … Continue reading
Lessons from Sean Patrick
Lessons from Sean Patrick I fulfilled a little dream goal this past weekend and rode in a clinic with Sean Patrick, who wrote Modern Horseman’s Countdown to Broke, the book I used to train my horse! His training style is what I would call logical western, is similar to John Lyons (he did his certification … Continue reading
Warmups 2.0
Recently I realized that I treat the warmup part of the lesson as mostly a physical activity, rather than a mental one as well. Really, both aspects should be addressed! Priming (The Backstory) I listened to a podcoast that talked about priming your mental state. Often your success has to do with your mental state, which affects … Continue reading
Book & Facebook!
Lessons In TR has two exciting announcements! 1. Facebook! This is kind of scary but…Lessons in TR is now on Facebook! I’ve had a few requests and decided it would be a good idea because, you know, I don’t have much time to be on the internet and am trying to get off Facebook. This is … Continue reading
When To Use A Bareback Pad in Therapeutic Riding
I had a good question the other day about when to use bareback pads, which led to this week looking through my notes and online to compile info about when and when not to use them. So here is everything I know about the topic. Please contribute your thoughts in the comments! When To Use … Continue reading
When To Quit
I listened to a really good podcast lately about “When To Quit” that I actually stopped in the middle so I could sit down and write this blog post as I continued listening. I think the question is so applicable in many stages of our journey – from instructors in training, to creating a program, … Continue reading
A Few Links – Veterans, Disability Etiquette, Posture Chart, Tack Cleaning, Perspective
Hi all! Sorry I’ve been delinquent in posting lately. With a toddler on the go, I don’t get much time to work on things, and when I do, it goes toward working on the blog book (affectionately dubbed “blook”) (it’s so close to being done!), leaving not much time for posting…however, in the interim there … Continue reading
Language Delays Part 3 – The Importance of Play
Here are some MORE great tips and teaching techniques for working with riders with language delays! These come from the book “Play to Talk” by James MacDonald Ph.D. & Pam Stoika Ph.D. Their perspective focuses on the social communication skills side of language development and using responsive communication strategies to engage the child. These posts summarize the basic and … Continue reading