Category: Classical Dressage

My Science is Right!  And The 5 Whys… ©2021 Carole Curley, Effective Equestrian, LLC I have worked my entire non-horse related career in technology, nearly 40 years, during which I’ve met undisputed geniuses (both degreed and non-degreed), very smart people with a lot of common sense who are not technologists, and I have seen a whole lot of bias.  The...

Many people like a deep seat saddle with thigh blocks because it gives a sense of security and stability.  Some say it puts you in the correct position.  Others say it puts you in the wrong position.  As usual there is a correct way and an incorrect way of sitting in any saddle. But there are some characteristics about a...

THREE TRAINING METHODS – YOU DECIDE WHAT IS BEST – A RE-WRITE ©C. Curley – Effective Equestrian, LLC 2020 Update:  This is a re-write of my recent article titled “Three Gold Medalists”.  When I published the article, I was warmly supported by my colleagues and friends, but also seriously retaliated against by those associated with some of the methods below. ...

THE BOW AND STRING THEORY OF DRESSAGE IS FALSE ©C. Curley – Effective Equestrian, LLC 2020 The bow and string theory of raising the back of the horse has been around a long time.  I do not know who first used this visual.  At face value I can see how it may have been used to illustrate the perceived change...