When a researcher discovered these statistics, he thought it would change the world of dressage and riding. He thought that truth would prevail...but do people really want to hear the truth?

Manolo continues his series of articles on training the horse...from the very first Kindergarten days all theway to Grand Prix. Today, he tells us how to develop balance and rhythm in the young horse, and how any factor inhibiting freedom of movement works against good training. Words of wisdom for every rider.

Exploring the heart-hoof connection and how it affects our horses.

In competition, judges tend to award the winning prize to the horse they find to be the most brilliant. This brilliance is what we all hope to capture when we train our horses...but what kind of brilliance should we really be looking to achieve?

Discovering exactly how and where longitudinal and lateral flexion can occur in the skeleton of the horse. Both are in different places. So they are not the same.

Can you really learn anything from a book? If you want to learn to ride, you have to have an instructor!