Another great Jen Truett clinic at Foxgate this past weekend! Every horse and rider showed amazing improvement by the end of their sessions. Jen presented exciting new techniques she learned from Dr. Gerd Heuschmann to get the horses to unlock their backs and swing through at trot and canter. All the horses changed their way of going, not cranky or sticky, but flowing and happy looking. Both of my horses were able to relax to a level I've never felt, breathing all the way through their bodies like they never have before. The feeling of lightness and flexibility was amazing. The difference in the horses' back muscles was remarkable.
As usual with Jen, I now have a plan for working my horses until I see her again. i have a solid feel for what it is I am trying to achieve and the path to do it. When the path isn't clear, I have the recipe to find it again and again and again. Jen reminded me that the training process doesn't always look like the finished product (see my Waterloo blog,). It took some brain space for me to think about this concept.
Jen shared her philosophy of self improvement and the importance of investing time and money in learning new ways to help our horses with their training. She emphasized the importance of continuing education and how we need to look for trainers who are making an effort to gain more education, learning better ways and new techniques to help our horses develop. When looking for a trainer we should ask ourselves: Is this person taking their job seriously, continuing to work with others and learning new methods of training both horse and rider? Is this person continually investing in their own education on a regular basis?
As usual with Jen, I now have a plan for working my horses until I see her again. i have a solid feel for what it is I am trying to achieve and the path to do it. When the path isn't clear, I have the recipe to find it again and again and again. Jen reminded me that the training process doesn't always look like the finished product (see my Waterloo blog,). It took some brain space for me to think about this concept.
Jen shared her philosophy of self improvement and the importance of investing time and money in learning new ways to help our horses with their training. She emphasized the importance of continuing education and how we need to look for trainers who are making an effort to gain more education, learning better ways and new techniques to help our horses develop. When looking for a trainer we should ask ourselves: Is this person taking their job seriously, continuing to work with others and learning new methods of training both horse and rider? Is this person continually investing in their own education on a regular basis?
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