Cob Jockey

Whew. Three straight weeks of work travel is over!  And I'm back where I belong. On this fellow! After spending last Saturday w...

Ahhhhhh, a lesson recap post.  It's been a while.  My lessons have been sporadic and uninteresting lately.  But tonight! Tonight was f...

Now that I've shared a couple of good rides, it's time to break down why those rides have been so good,  what has changed positional...

Ahh!  We got it! (And as a side note, this is why we didn't make a lot of progress this winter.  I need to be able to quietly figure s...

I've never wanted a jump lesson more than I did last night.  I didn't even ask what seat to tack up in, I just threw on his jump bri...

(Stay tuned for an awesome CONTEST kicking off tomorrow!) Lately, a lot of our focus has been on Connor's bend - or typical lack there...

This is it, this is the last piece of my biomechanics puzzle that I've been working through over the past few weeks.  I know it was, bec...

I'm liking this dialogue that's happening about leg and hand and being on the bit.  I wish it was more of an actual dialogue, this b...

No pictures or video from today, sadly, but I am definitely going to ask for some tomorrow after everyone, including Cathy, was gushing over...

To read the build-up to this post (last week's lesson), please go here. Tonight's lesson was not pretty.  But before I get into th...

The best instructors can come in with a game plan, but also have the ability to change that game plan on the fly if they identify a differen...

My brain is a bit fried tonight, so we'll keep this summary short so that you're not stuck with a real rambler. - Engage the right...