Alix Poinsot Equitación Etica y Deportiva

4 years ago, this horse was not "well behaved".
4 years ago, my now 11 years old had no interest in horses.

But over the years, shifts happen.

I always try to give freedom of choice. To both horse and human.
I never regret this.
Even when this can bring me doubts, can be scary, can be lonely in the moments when it seems not to work.

A month ago, my daughter said she wanted riding classes with her mum!
I chose this favorite little horse!!!
And we started last week end.

Freedom of choice for all ( including horses, yes, its about education and understanding)
Gutfeeling, vision, education, persistance and baby steps all dear to my heart.

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4 years ago, my daughter had no interest in my passion and was'nt asking to ride.
4 years ago, this fabulous little horse was not "well behaved".
For both, not point was made, I tried my best to understand their viewpoint.
Last week end, this happened...💖

Remember he is scared, misunderstood or uncomfortable/with pain.
He is not naughty, "playing up" or "having a moment".
To fix all unwanted bahaviour, examine tensions.
Take time at the start, go deep to build trust and relaxation.
Performance in my eyes can only be built on genuine relaxation. And I believe performance has to be funded on the horse's natural beauty, balance and elasticity.
Relaxation happens first in stillness and sometimes even this is a huge challenge for the horse.
Conformation, temperament, personal history all influence horses' performance.
Often, as we see a horse improving, we are only starting to see the traumas, the tensions and to ride a happy horse who is also our friend, we have to go deeper in relaxation.
The horse owes us nothing, however most of us owe him part of our sanity!!!😂
We owe him our time and to learn to ride as best as we can.

Thank you for the trust