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30/05/2026

🏇✨ Ready to shine in the dressage arena?

Success starts with preparation!
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From Prepping Your Gear to Caring for Your Horse – A Month Out GuideDressage might look effortless from the side-lines, but anyone who’s competed knows it’s all about preparation. The week leading up to a dressage competition is crucial for both you and your horse. Whether you’re a seasoned ...

29/05/2026

🤲🐴 Softness starts with feel!

Struggling with contact? You’re not alone.
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Understanding, Practising, and Building Softness with Your HorseHorse riding is a journey of communication, trust, and subtlety. One of the most discussed—and often misunderstood—aspects of this partnership is “contact.” Whether you’re an experienced equestrian, a riding instructor, or jus...

29/05/2026

🐴 When Is the Right Time to Mount a Young Horse?
There are many opinions about this in the equestrian world. But a horse’s growth and development is about much more than age alone. 🐎
Bones, joints, the spine, and even the nervous system continue developing far longer than many people realize. And starting work too early can affect not only the horse’s physical health, but also their emotional wellbeing and relationship with humans.
Sometimes we become so focused on performance that we forget to ask one important question:
👉 Is the horse truly ready for this?
Young horses do not need to be rushed.
They need time.
Safety.
Trust.
And gradual development of both body and confidence.
Maybe patience is one of the greatest forms of respect we can offer a horse. 🤍
Check our article, where we talk about:
✔ how horses develop physically
✔ why development does not end at 3 years old
✔ the risks of starting too early
✔ why every horse should be assessed individually
Read the full article here:
https://awequestrian.com/blog/growth-and-development-when-is-the-right-time-to-mount-a-horse/

28/05/2026

Horse clinics should be about learning, not ego.

🌟 From One-Upping to Uplifting!
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From One-Upping to Uplifting: Building a Better Learning SpaceHosting or attending a horse clinic should be one of the most enriching experiences in your horsemanship journey. It’s a chance to learn, grow, connect, and celebrate progress—whether you're refining groundwork, tackling ridden challe...

25/05/2026

A fillable 4-page PDF checklist based on the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram. Track behaviours, get a risk score, and advocate for your horse every ride.

Your horse can't tell you when something hurts. But they're telling you every single ride.A tail swish here. A resistance to the leg there. A head toss you've started dismissing as "just her being difficult." These aren't attitude problems — they're a language. And the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram (...

25/05/2026

Is your horse misbehaving — or in pain?

There's a difference. And now there's a tool to help you tell!

The RHpE Checklist helps you track 24 science-backed behaviours linked to ridden pain, get an instant risk score, and have better conversations with your vet, saddle fitter, and trainer.

✅ Fillable PDF — use it again and again
✅ Auto risk score (Low / Moderate / High)
✅ 3-page session tracker built for real riders
✅ Print/save and reuse!

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"Is My Horse in Pain? Now You'll Know." The RHpE Checklist is a science-backed, fillable PDF (you can save and print) that helps you track 24 behaviours linked to ridden pain in horses — right in the saddle. ✅ Tick what you observe. Get an instant risk score. Share with your vet, saddle fitter, ...

23/05/2026

🐴 Your horse isn’t being “naughty”—they’re asking for help! Anger is a cry for safety, not defiance.

💡 Listen like a horse’s psychiatrist and build trust.
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Humans Need to be the Horse's Psychiatrist and Listen to TroubleshootWhen a horse shows anger, it’s not about defiance or dominance—it’s a cry for help. Horses are prey animals, hardwired for survival, and their behaviour is a reflection of how safe and understood they feel. Anger is often a s...

23/05/2026

✨ 7 Steps to Develop Feel in Riding ✨

Feel isn’t magic—it’s an art form! 🐴
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Ever heard someone say, “You need more feel”? It sounds mysterious, almost magical—but feel isn’t magic. It’s an art, supported by science. The science explains biomechanics, learning theory, and how horses respond to pressure and release. The art is knowing when to apply an aid, how much,...

22/05/2026

❌ “They’re just being difficult”
✅ …or are they hurting?
🐎 Behaviour issues are often misunderstood pain signals
⚠️ If you’re correcting behaviour without checking discomfort first… you might be missing the real problem
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Why “Naughty” Often Means DiscomfortWhen a horse resists, pins its ears, or refuses to go forward, it’s tempting to label them as “naughty” or stubborn. But here’s the truth: horses rarely misbehave without a reason. They’re prey animals, hardwired for survival, and their behaviour is ...

18/05/2026

📸 Ann Montgomery Clinic Photos Are LIVE! 📸

Thanks so much for your patience — the gallery from the Ann Montgomery-The Mindful Rider Canberra Clinic is now ready! ✨

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