Two Minute Training Tips – The Corner – A Universe of Opportunity
https://images.app.goo.gl/ZB4wVrxdCgS9pb637 Riding corners happen a lot in arenas. Usually there are at least 4 of them. Some arenas that...
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Danielle Perry
USDF Bronze & Silver Medalist, USDF L Graduate*, and Trainer
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Danielle Perry
- Sep 26, 2018
- 3 min
Two Minute Training Tips – Moods & ‘Tudes
You drive white knuckled to the barn after work and let out a heavy sigh when you park the car. Your horse is out in the pasture and has...
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Danielle Perry
- Jul 18, 2018
- 3 min
Two Minute Training Tips – Be an Energy Master
Riding is about energy. You have to be able to direct it. Energy when riding is as dynamic as energy we use to power our lights and...
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Danielle Perry
- Mar 17, 2017
- 3 min
Timing the Aids
We spend a lot of time obsessing over details in dressage. I think it’s probably due to our personality types. Or maybe it’s just me!...
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Danielle Perry
- Mar 10, 2017
- 3 min
Riding Dreams and Goals
Do you have a riding dream? Spring brings me a fresh interest in my goals. Sure, I have my weekly plan. But something about this time of...
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Danielle Perry
- Dec 29, 2016
- 2 min
Adjust the Ride to the Weather
The days are shorter and colder right now so it's harder to get motivated to get to the barn, tack up your horse, and ride. Then you have...
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Danielle Perry
- Dec 15, 2016
- 4 min
The Very Boring Dirty Secret to Fantastic Riding is...
I was walking a student through the aids to ask for a walk-canter transition. It was her very first. She was so intent on every word that...
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Danielle Perry
- Dec 7, 2016
- 3 min
Freezing and Unfreezing your Body Parts
Riding horses is such a challenge in balance and motion. Focusing on all of the motion you are experiencing and just the sensation of...
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Danielle Perry
- Nov 29, 2016
- 3 min
Thankful Riding and Pinkies on the Pommel
I believe the hardest thing about riding is really what's between our ears! It's the thoughts we think as we ride that make or break a...
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Danielle Perry
- Nov 23, 2016
- 3 min
The Chicken Dance Song--Helping with Rein Connection
So, now that you have the reins in your hands and all you can think of while riding your horse is squeezing and releasing the sponge,...
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Danielle Perry
- Nov 23, 2016
- 2 min
A Rein by Any Other Name Is Still a Rein
You talk to your horse through the rein. Gasp--I said it out loud! We're so focused on not touching the reins so much we forget they are...
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Danielle Perry
- Nov 8, 2016
- 2 min
Progress Needs a Plan
How do you know you are progressing? Does a show prove it? What if you have an unbelievably disastrous show of no fault of your own?...
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