MY BLOGS
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I have selected topics based on your questions. I will write a new article about once a week😊
True Connection
I believe that working with horses starts with connecting from the heart. From that place, magic can start.
Groundwork
Help your horse get stronger and more balanced from the ground. From connection to collection!
Riding
Ride based on your breathing, energy and seat. Translate everything you learned in groundwork into riding!
True Connection
About Breathing, Energy, Trauma, Heart coherence and more...
TRUE CONNECTION | May 2022
Breathing, the key to connection!
Many instructors will tell you to breathe, and yet, how many of us really know HOW we can use our breathing to help our horses – and ourselves?
TRUE CONNECTION | 2022
Electromagnetic Energy Field
The electromagnetic energy field of horses is more than 5 times larger than ours. How do our energy fields interact with each other?
TRUE CONNECTION | 2022
Get into a state of Heart Coherence
If we focus on positive emotions such as gratitude and love, we can consciously create a heart coherent state to which horses are attracted.
TRUE CONNECTION | 2022
Breathe, Connect and move as One
How to connect your horse to your breathing and move as ONE. It's the first thing I start with when I get introduced to a new horse.
TRUE CONNECTION | 2022
Anxiety and the Nervous System
Horses are flight animals, so their nervous system is easily alarmed. What to do when the sympathetic nervous system is over activated?
CATEGORY | DATE ESTABLISHED
Trauma and the Polyvagal Theory
My horse, Jajão, has been trained in Portugal in a not so nice way, looking at the scars on his body. How can we help horses heal from trauma?
GROUNDWORK
About balance, shoulder in, haunches in and more...
GROUNDWORK | APRIL 2022
Horizontal and Vertical Balance
It's all about balance! Do you recognize your horse's natural asymmetries? How can you see if your horse is horizontally and vertically balanced?
GROUNDWORK | MAY 2022
Shoulder in, what to watch out for
What is the essence of shoulder in? Why is it called the 'asperin' of dressage? What to watch out for when asking your horse for shoulder in?
GROUNDWORK | JUNE 2022
Haunches in, what to watch out for
What is the essence of haunches in? How can you ask your horse to take the haunches off the track? What do you have to watch out for?
GROUNDWORK | JUNE 2022
The importance of spinal alignment
This post on Facebook reached 87,000 people and was shared 400 times! Why you should NOT ask for bending from the inside rein.
GROUNDWORK | 2022
What is collection? How to ask for it
What is collection and why is it important? How can we help our horse to be better prepared for the weight of a rider without compromising joints?
GROUNDWORK | 2022
How to teach a school halt
The school halt can be broken down into 3 'halts'. Which halt is still missing in the above picture with my horse Seni? What do I need to do next?
Riding
About riding from breathing, energy and seat and more...
RIDING | MAY 2022
Is your horse ready to be ridden?
Does your horse stand still next to mounting block? How do you invite your horse to come to the mounting block so you can start a relaxed ride?
RIDING |2022
Flexion of the poll and bending
Why is lateral flexion of the poll essential for correct bending throughout the whole body? How can you release tension in the poll?
RIDING | 2022
Riding a circle from your seat and leg
A turn or a circle is not ridden from the inside rein! Why is spinal alignment important? What do you need to do in your body to ask for a correct bend?
RIDING | 2022
Why collect to get a better forward?
I will never forget the remark from an instructor around 10 years ago "That's not collection, that's just slow!". Why collection and forward go together.
RIDING |2022
Canter and how to feel the 3 beats
The canter is a 3-beat rhythm. It has an up-beat, a level-beat and a down-beat. How to ride a canter and help your horse with your seat.
RIDING | 2022
What is a half halt and how to do it
There is so much confusion about the half halt (looking at the questions I received). I wrote an article about it that is easy to read and understand.
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My dream/vision
I want to make a soulful and inspirational contribution to the horse world where welfare, connection and communication between human and horse are the basis of everything we do with our horse.
My Philosophy
I believe everyone can learn how to connect to your authentic self to become the human your horse WANTS to be with. Understand and feel the depth of the breath, listen to the wisdom of your body and connect from the heart. From that place help your horse become stronger, more balanced, flexible and collected so that you enjoy a relaxed ride and a healthy life together!
Any other topic you would like me to write about? Send me a message: info@lucieklaassen.com
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