As many of you know we have now launched Equido in Spain and as a result our students have had the opportunity to go accross to HappyHorse in Barcelona and train with Yuna McLister. Our Apprentice David was the first to experience the sunny option whilst we at Ross Dhu Equestrian also played host to Kim, a Spanish student who studied with us for 3 months.
Here ae a few snapshots of Kim and David enjoying their training:-
Kim schooling Slipper.
At least this summer made Kim feel a little at home although I’m sure the sun was not as warm as he was used to. Kim is a fabulous rider and really enjoyed the challenge of keeping Slipper Six Legs balanced and co-ordinated. He learned a lot about feel and energy whilst working with the horse and managed to take this new found knowledge back with him to Spain where he has put it too good use backing and starting youngsters. Well done Kim, we hope you will visit us again this year.
The Spanish Stand Off (as opposed to Mexican!)
David dresses for the weather with sensible sun hat and cool clothes! Here he meets his horse in the round pen for the first time and asks her to back away from him and prepare for work. Equido is flexible in its approach to loose working a horse and it is up to the student to find a way to work with each individual in a way that the horse is comfortable with and happy. This can sometimes mean a little experimenting to see what actually works. After moving her around the pen, David asks his horse to join him in the middle and that they walk together as partners.
- Follow me please
This is great work from both of them and a fantastic experience for our Apprentice. It just goes to show that horses speak the same language the world over and if we can learn a small part of that language then so much can be learned by both species. At the end of the session David gives his horse a nice pat and rub as a a thank you for working with him and teaching him that day.
Thank you for being my teacher.