>>>> but her lessons are again all about basics - in my case, these days, flexibility and relaxation, and good turns and transitions. We spend a lot of time steering around cones courses, same as i do with my beginner students.
Oh, I've heard the right words used...but are the words used correctly, and is the horse really doing what the clinician says? I don't know your particular instructor, so I'm not talking about her, but I haven't seen an Icelander clinician yet who seems to know the correct ways to get bends, and flexions, and can discuss the finer points of the right/wrong ways, plus the many gray areas between. That's what separates the good clinicians from the so-so or bad to me - the good ones will freely demonstrate the most common mistakes as well as the correct ways of doing something, explaining the subtle nuances. I saw a video of a well-known Icelander clinician talking about dressage at some expo type event. He talked about relaxation and bending, but his horse was neither relaxed nor bending properly. Words alone don't impress me. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
