I was watching a clinic by Buck Brannaman and he said something that has stuck with me. To paraphrase, “If you have owned a horse for more than 2 weeks and have not started to make some changes you have to stop blaming the previous owner or the earlier handling.”
THE ROLE OF A RIDER'S SEAT
WHAT IS A JOB?
THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG?
Many trainers talk about the connection between how a horse feels and how a horse moves. Movement and emotions are interconnected. A tense horse will struggle to move with grace and correctness. Likewise, a stiff and crooked horse will tend to carry tension. It’s sometimes hard to separate movement and emotions.