Archive for the 'Teaching Kids How to Ride Horses' Category

Horses on the set of Arthur at Old Westbury Gardens

We worked on the set of Arthur for several days for a horse sequence involving the main actors, Jennifer Garner and Russell Brand riding double on Mr. T also known as Harbor Mist. Mr. T is famous for being the main horse in Dreamer, and he played Temple Grandin’s favorite horse, Chestnut in the HBO [...]

Sun August 22nd, 2010 by laurel
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Cari Teaching Dressage Clinic in NJ

I taught two sessions of students last week who learned what flexion exercises do for their horse in warm up. Each rider improved dramatically after working through a series of patterns to supple and balance the horse. Some of the common mistakes people make is not enough contact, or too much contact. It takes hours [...]

Sun August 22nd, 2010 by laurel
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Teaching Kids to Ride Horses

Look for a new book, Whoa means Whoa!due out April 1. Although I find horses far easier to teach than people, I realized that I had a talent for teaching anyone how to ride. There are many books written by far greater horseman. However I was encouraged by my students to create this guide which [...]

Sat February 27th, 2010 by laurel
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