Nemah Epiphanies Today I had an epiphany. A really annoying epiphany, as I have known the theory behind it for years and today I managed to try it out in practice. I managed to raise
Nemah Happy horsey days Appointment with the physiotherapist This week Nemah had an appointment with her physiotherapist, Helene, for a general checkup. In the past these visits has been a about Nemahs undeveloped back muscles and the
Nemah Cross country camp at Runsten Equestrian A three day camp, with four lessons with the instructor Ulf Johansson at Runsten Equestrian Centre. As I don't like going alone to strange places me and Nemah was accompanied by Sabrina and
Nemah Moving forward and jumping higher A lesson aimed at practising more than just the riding between the fences. We started off with some ground poles on a volte, first in trot and then in canter, to get the
Show jumping Bounces all the way down The wonderful thing about Nemah is that Nemah is a wonderful thing! Her ears are pointed forward Her legs are just like springs! She’s bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy Fun, fun, fun, fun,
Nemah Diamonds are a girl’s best friend At last another lesson in academic riding. This time Suz had planned a really difficult exercise for us: The diamond. The diamond is ridden between the middle of the sides of the arena.
Dressage There is no such thing as talent No, really, there isn’t. The only way to reach your goal is to work hard and learn to push back when things get hard. And this day, me and Nemah pushed back!
Nemah Turns turns turns Time for a new show jumping lesson. Lennart and Timmen joined us again, making it a perfect family evening. This lesson started off with the whole group trotting ground poles. When Marie was
Nemah The fences have fangs One thing I find really strange about Nemah is this: As long as we jump every week she jumps like a normal horse, but as soon as she gets a week off she
Nemah More working equitation Time for some Working Equitation. This time it was only me and Karin riding, almost like getting the instructor, Jackie, all to myself. We started with some free riding as a warmup, but
Nemah Not so fast any more Since the lesson with Maria I have really tried to think about how I want Nemah to work and how we communicate. Time to try it out in reality with a show jumping
Academic Dressage Academic dressage Academic dressage is something me and Nemah has been doing for a long time. The most significant difference between ordinary dressage and the academic one is that the academic focuses a lot on
Nemah Practise makes better A new lesson in show jumping. This time Lennart joined me on Spex in addition to the usual three ponies. The warmup was free, followed by three trotting poles on a volte. The
Dressage Telepathic riding Maria Sundin is a riding instructor and coach from the south of Sweden. I had not heard of her before this lesson and was just curious to see how she would let the
Nemah Higher, faster, more... Time for another show jumping lesson at the neighbouring stable. This day Nemah understood what was going on as soon as we entered the arena. There were fences and they were there to
Nemah Low flying jet plane New day, new lesson. This time in show jumping, with the next door stable owner, Marie, as our trainer. The ride started with a couple of half crazy-horses running around in a paddock
Nemah Working Equitation I have decided to try to put my riding lessons in print, partly because I think there are people out there that might find them interesting, but mostly as a way for myself
Nemah Riding for Paolo Bastos For a while now I’ve been hearing about this great trainer that makes magic, training horses and riders. When a possibility to ride a lesson for him turned up I naturally took
Nemah Nemah is home again She is thinner than before and extremely more hungry. Her colon is where it’s supposed to be and she is free of gases and pain and we didn't have to put her
Nemah The call no horse owner ever want Two days ago when I was just about to get up of the sofa and go make dinner I got a call from the stable owners. Getting a call from them can mean
Nemah Ups and downs all at once This autumn Nemah has been working more than ever before. It's been dressage trainings, hunts, show jumping competions, and working equitation, all mixed with some nice long rides in the woods. Sometimes I’
Horses Hunting Sensing the horse's power in a fast canter, the hooves pounding the ground. Gigantic solid fences to jump. An occasional fall-off. Horses cantering past in the field. Everywhere horses breathing heavily, running willingly.
Nemah My horse is amazing I know this, I have always known this, but the last week there were a lot of people noticing her as the star she really is. It started at the farrier’s, where
Nemah Saving princess Nemah Since Nemah's last visit to the veterinarian three weeks ago we have given Nemah anti-inflammatory medication to ease her pain. Her hooves are better, but the left hoof has been acting up, being
Nemah Day of confusion Time to go to the veterinarian Today it was finally time for the visit to the veterinarian. Me and Nemah are frequent visitors due to the off and on pain in her hooves.