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A person in riding gear stands next to a brown horse in the doorway of a trailer. Beside them, text reads: “Trailering Your Horse Step-by-Step”—a guide to calm horse training and how to teach your horse to load with confidence.

Teach Your Horse to Load Calmly

If you’ve struggled with trailer loading, especially with a straight-load trailer, don’t worry! Loading a horse can be challenging, but with the right approach, you can teach your horse to load in the trailer…
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A person riding a chestnut horse with a braided mane in an outdoor arena, accompanied by the text Relax Your Sensitive Horse, highlights thoughtful horse care and features a Feed Greatness logo in the corner.

Five Tips for Managing Your Sensitive Horse

Today, I’m excited to share some valuable tools on managing your sensitive horse. If you have a horse that’s a bit hot, sensitive, or anxious, this post is for you. Big thank you to…
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Amelia working with Mercurio and executing a piaffe from the ground, introducing the piaffe.

Teaching the Piaffe In Hand

You might say that the piaffe is the pinnacle of Dressage. When you get it right, it really does feel like dancing on the spot; a powerful combination of collection and impulsion – a…
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A rider in a helmet and patterned shirt practices bitless riding on a black horse with a blue saddle pad in an outdoor arena. Large text reads Bitless in a Bosal on a blue background.

Riding Your Horse Bitless

I know that many of you ride bitless, and your posts and photos of you working on getting your horses round and responsive bitless really inspired me! So, in this week’s video, I’m riding…
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A person in riding gear leads a chestnut horse with a blue saddle outdoors, demonstrating natural horsemanship. On the left, a circular logo reads Groundwork Essentials Trust & Harmony. Bold text below says Lead Effectively.

Lead Your Horse with Feel

When we establish clear communication and trust with our horses, the time we spend together is much more fun. No one wants to get kicked, stepped on, bitten, or run over. Don’t fret through!…
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A person in equestrian gear stands next to a black horse on a sandy arena. Text reads personal SPACE BUBBLE, with emoji reactions: a happy face and “yay” inside an oval near the person, and a disgusted face with “nay!” near the horse.

Get out of my Space Bubble!

Did you know that every moment you spend with your horse, you are teaching them something? Spending time with your horse is so much fun, and it’s hard not to spoil them! But safety…
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A person in riding gear leads two horses on a sandy arena, testing horse ground manners. The text reads, got ground manners? 5 TESTS to check. Trees and greenery can be seen in the background.

5 exercises to test your horse’s ground manners for basic horse training

How are your horse’s ground manners? I hear so many stories about people getting bitten, stepped on, kicked, or frustrated about trailer loading because their basic horse training skills aren’t established yet. The truth…
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A person wearing a white cap and patterned shirt gestures while speaking on a video call, with horse show photos on the wall behind them. A text label in the lower left corner reads Amelia and German.

Lessons From A Horse Show Weekend with 6 horses and a LOT of Rain

Last weekend I went to the horse show with 6 horses – I rode Harvey, Natasha, Luigi, and Kensington. My husband German rode his horse Frankie and our student rode Ralph! It was an…
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A person in riding gear stands next to a chestnut horse with white leg wraps and a blue saddle pad. The text on a blue background reads, How to Train The Piaffe.

How to Teach your Horse to Piaffe

The piaffe is the pinnacle of Dressage. It is an incredibly difficult movement to train and execute and, believe it or not, at the Grand Prix, the piaffe and passage counts for nearly 1/3…
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