Opal

Contact Explained – The Concept of Always Too Much and Never Enough

In this tutorial, I dive into one of the most challenging concepts in riding: contact. It’s a skill that takes time, patience, and endless refinement to truly master. Contact is not just about the reins; it’s about the connection—delicate yet constant—between horse and rider. One of the reasons contact is so difficult to grasp is...

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Using A Leg Yield Zig Zag To Test Your Leg Aids

In this tutorial, we’re exploring the use of leg aids and how they can either help or hinder your horse, ultimately affecting lightness and harmony in your riding. I’m joined once again by Opal, a 6-year-old Spanish horse who occasionally comes to us for training. Opal is a quick learner who seems to enjoy figuring...

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Helping the young horse find balance while changing the rein

This month I have a special guest. That special guest is Opal a 6 year old PRE gelding that is currently in training with us. He is super talented and sweet and he is also young and still unbalanced and trying really hard to understand what the monkey up there means with her weight, legs...

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