mind GAMES
Jul 23, 2020
4 minutes
WORDS: JO LEGH-SMITH
PHOTOS: BAUER LIBRARY
“Learning requires physical changes to take place in the brain, and these changes won’t occur if the horse is stressed. So happy horses really do learn better”
HAVE YOU EVER had days when you mount your horse with a head full of schooling exercises and enthusiasm, but nothing quite works out the way you intended? Well, you may be pleased to hear that you’re not the only one! All riders have had ‘one of those days’ (or more than one) and plenty of top riders get them too.
Dressage competitor Richard Davison knows from long experience, including
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