Mijn Blogs

At the airport waiting for my flight back home. Had a really really amazing time teaching a group of enthousiastic students here in Finland. In total we had about 30 people attending the clinic. All the horses and riders made great improvements to the wonderfull work they were already doing. The ST movement is really growing in Finland which is great!
After the clinic I also got to meet Riitta her new 2 year old. She is soooo cute....she is photobombing me 🙂

Thanks again to everyone for being here this weekend! I will see you all again soon! ... See more

Ready to start the second day of my ST workshop in Finland. Looking forward to what this lovely day will bring 🙂

Haha ok so it proved not so easy to make non blurry pics of birds while riding my horse :). But as promised here are some shots of some of the birds I spotted during my trailride this morning. Missed my live video? Check the previous post I made 🙂 will give you a nice insight on appreciating the little things and an update ony horse Belicimo. ... See more

I wonder where the nicest grass is growing :).

More and more you see people living their lives away from the present. We think a lot about where we would like to be, what we would like to do or where we would like to go. ur minds are always busy with multitasking so many things at once that we miss out on really feeling the moment. That is why it is so important to sometimes take a moment to breath, relax and see what we have right here and now; in the present. What you have in the present can be so valuable that if you don't take time to appreciate it, it might be gone before you know it. And the more we miss to see the positive, motivating things that are here, the more we start to live with our minds in the past or future.

Now you might think, why is she writing about this subject? Has nothing to do with training horses.....well think again.....!
Horses live in the here and now....in the PRESENT! So if you really want to be the best partner for your horse, you need to be able to be in, experience, enjoy and appreciate the present too!

I would love to hear your experiences with this: How did your horse react when your mind wondered away from the present? What happened when you were able to stay in the present with your horse completely? Please feel free to share below 🙂 ... See more