It is important to keep in mind why we ask something of a horse and know when we have achieved our goal, in order to know when to quit asking. On its own, ground work has no purpose. There are no Olympic or World Cup competitions in ground work.
USING CUES IN TRAINING
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
WHAT'S MISSING FROM THE GERMAN TRAINING SCALE?
WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT - MIND OR BODY?
When I was an undergraduate, I attended a country university in northern NSW. I lived in a farmhouse on 22 acres about 15km from the university. I had one horse named Luke, a Percheron/Arab gelding. Each month, I attended the local show jumping club in town with Luke for some friendly competition and training days.