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?