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Last weekend was our Silversand clinic with Steve Halfpenny for the year. He stayed back in Australia last year, so this was the first time I have been able to ride with him for some time- although I took Cash to a clinic in 2012 he wasn't ridable so last time I actually spent much time horseback with Steve was three years ago.
One of the things that is interesting about Steve is that he never stands still - he is always working to improve his own horsemanship and recently he has been learning with Jeff Sanders and Manolo Mendez which has helped him develop into even more refinement. The great thing is that having ridden with these top level riders, Steve has the skills to see exactly what they are doing ( which is not always the same as what people say, or even believe, they are doing ) and the ability to translate that into a version that is comprehensible to us mere mortals.
If you look back through my clinics tag you will notice that I used to do epic write-ups of clinics going through the work we did and the progress we made in great detail.
I'm afraid I don't do that as much these days, partly because it is immensely time consuming and I don't know that many people read them, but also because these days I am mostly exploring a feeling, which isn't necessarily something I can express in a meaningful way. So instead maybe I'll share some pictures and talk a little about them.
( illustrated version )
One of the things that is interesting about Steve is that he never stands still - he is always working to improve his own horsemanship and recently he has been learning with Jeff Sanders and Manolo Mendez which has helped him develop into even more refinement. The great thing is that having ridden with these top level riders, Steve has the skills to see exactly what they are doing ( which is not always the same as what people say, or even believe, they are doing ) and the ability to translate that into a version that is comprehensible to us mere mortals.
If you look back through my clinics tag you will notice that I used to do epic write-ups of clinics going through the work we did and the progress we made in great detail.
I'm afraid I don't do that as much these days, partly because it is immensely time consuming and I don't know that many people read them, but also because these days I am mostly exploring a feeling, which isn't necessarily something I can express in a meaningful way. So instead maybe I'll share some pictures and talk a little about them.
( illustrated version )
