I believe that to become a partner with our horse and work as a unit we need to understand the nuances of how a horse’s brain operates. As I have said many times, a horse is only a brain with four legs.
I notice that very many schools of riding and training continue to focus largely on how a rider sits. If a rider does not sit well a horse cannot move correctly and can’t balance correctly. Almost everything that is wrong with a horse’s movement and balance can be corrected by how a rider rides.
I spend most of my time with horses trying to help them view work with me as easy. I strive to make it something that causes them no more bother than to be standing in the paddock on a warm day. That’s my goal and what I work on every moment.
Just before the American revolution Patrick Henry (1736-1799) is credited with saying, “Give me liberty, or give me death.” However, it’s a little-known fact of history that it was actually Henry’s horse that said it first.
I can remember the last time I saw Walt. It was 1984. I had completed university studies and was about to head off to Canada to take up a job offer as a postdoctoral fellow. His twin brother, Amos had died 3 years earlier
