Let’s Talk Horses: The Ultimate Riding Education Podcast
By Meg Parkinson Equestrian Coach of Aligned Equitation
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Episodes: 104
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Join Meg as she dives into everything from rider biomechanics to horse behaviour, helping you become a more connected and effective rider. Packed with practical tips and expert insights, each episode will transform your understanding and improve your riding skills. Whether you’re fine-tuning your own movement or decoding your horse’s cues, this podcast is your go-to guide for smarter, more thoughtful riding. Tune in and elevate your riding game!
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Is riding a mental or physical sport?
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Thinking about taking time in our learning and coaching as riders
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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What every rider should consider before changing horses or moving up a level
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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When life changes your ride
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Redefining Success with your horse: One simple question
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Understanding the Outside Aids
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Supercharge Your Riding
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Rider Biomechanics Q&A — Stable Legs, Better Position & Progress Off the Horse
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Menopause and Riders - Confidence
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Menopause and Riders - Mini Series - Fatigue, Sleeplessness, and Brain Fog
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Menopause and Riders - Mini Series - Exercise and why its so important for riders
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Menopause and Riders - Mini Series
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Navigating Hormones and Head Injuries
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May 15, 2025 |
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Unlocking your horses nervous system
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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From sight loss to now, Thank You
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Unlock Your Riding Potential: Understanding Your Nervous System
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Breathe Better, Ride Better: How Your Breathing Affects Your Horse
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Breathe to Succeed: Transform Your Riding with Better Breathing
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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I'm back and the new series is coming
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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E85 - What we need to consider as horse riders when making plans
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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E84 - You can say no to your coach
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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E83 - What to do with our horses when the seasons change
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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E82 - The riders Aids and The Horses Brace
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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E81 - Lets talk about riding with spurs
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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E80 - Why might your horse not want to come to you?
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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E79 - The Riders seat and speedy horses
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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E78 - How the riders seat effects the horse
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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E77 - Proprioception and why its so important for riders
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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What's happening this winter
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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E76 - We have a new pony! And a bit more...
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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E75 - The Riders Core
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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E74 - A summer of reflection on all things horsey
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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E73 - How to make consistent and long lasting changes to your riding
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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E72 - School Movements and why are they important
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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E71 - What to do if your saddle slips
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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E70 - How coachable are you as a rider?
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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E69 - Goal Setting for Horse Riders
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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E67 - Audio Horse Riding Lesson 5/5 - Building Balance through Bend
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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E66 - Audio Horse Riding Lesson 4/5 - Building Balance through Bend
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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E65 - Audio Horse Riding Lesson 3/5 - Building Balance through Bend
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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E64 - Audio Horse Riding Lesson 2/5 - Building Balance through Bend
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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E63 - Audio Horse Riding Lesson 1/5 - Building Balance through Bend
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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E62 - Lets talk about how different horses respond to rider position changes
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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E61 - Let’s Talk Why hard isn’t always wrong as a horse rider
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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E60 - Let’s Talk about the Rider and the Nervous System
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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E59 - Let’s talk rider balance
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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E58 - A little catch up, why I’ve been so quiet
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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E57 - Let’s talk about the leg aids of a rider and how to apply them
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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E56 - Let’s talk about how our horse understands things like half halts
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May 25, 2023 |
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E55 - Let’s talk about how your tack can effect your position in a good and bad way
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May 18, 2023 |
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E54 - Let’s talk about a little goal of mine - freestyle dressage
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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E53 - Let’s Talk About the Rising Trot
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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E52 - Let’s talk about thigh positioning in the rider
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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E51 - let’s talk about why we need to focus on ourselves as well as our horses
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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E50 - Let’s Talk about Culture in yards
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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E49 - Let’s talk about the canter seat
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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E48 - Let’s Talk About Body Awareness as a Horse Rider and why it’s so important
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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E47 - Let’s talk about how we criticise ourselves as riders and how we can turn it into a positive
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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E46 - Let’s Talk About Anchoring as a horse rider
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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EP45 - Let’s talk looking down when you ride!
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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E44 - Let’s Talk about Trigger Stacking in our horses
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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E43 - Lets talk about your Glutes!!
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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E42 - AUDIO LESSON - A Focussed Hack
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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E41 - Let’s talk about the riders ribcage
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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E40 - Let’s Talk About Taking some time to work on Fundamental Basics
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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E39 - Let’s talk collapsing in the canter & the canter position
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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E38 - Let’s talk about collapsing as a rider
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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E37 - AUDIO LESSON - Are you sitting comfortably - the next level
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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E36 - Let’s talk about what may be behind a positional problem that you just can’t “fix”
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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E35 - Let’s talk about the Area Petplan Festival
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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E34 - Let’s Talk about “Feel” as a rider
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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E33 - You’re not a rubbish rider
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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E32 - Let’s Talk How to get your horse infront of the leg
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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E31 - AUDIO LESSON - A Purposeful warm up
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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E30 Lets talk about activating as a rider and how we do so
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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E29 - Lets talk about our hands as a rider
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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E28 - AUDIO LESSON - Having fun with centre lines
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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E27 - Let’s talk more about an Independant seat
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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E26 - Let’s talk about an independant seat
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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E25 - Let’s talk about horses and napping
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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E24 - Let’s Talk About a riders Feet
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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E23 - Let’s Talk about my most recent dressage competition
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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E22 - AUDIO LESSON - HALF HALTS
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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E21 - Lets Talk Building a Habit
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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E20 - AUDIO LESSON - How aids really work - Part 2
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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E19 - Let’s talk competing at the Suffolk Show
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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E18 - AUDIO LESSON - How aids really work
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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E17 - Let’s Talk lefties and righties 👋
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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E16 - Let’s talk about change
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May 31, 2022 |
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E15 - Let’s talk about my dressage debrief
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May 25, 2022 |
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E14 - EXCITING NEWS
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May 23, 2022 |
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E13 - Audio Lesson - Breathing & Upper body
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May 20, 2022 |
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E12 - Let’s talk about The Royal Windsor
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May 18, 2022 |
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E11 - AUDIO LESSON - Part 2 Balance whilst bending - trot work
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May 13, 2022 |
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E10 - AUDIO LESSON - Staying balanced as a rider on a bend
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May 12, 2022 |
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EP 9 - Let’s Talk about being tired & riding
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May 11, 2022 |
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E8 - AUDIO LESSON - Transitions
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May 05, 2022 |
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E7 - Let’s Talk “Your horse is testing you”
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May 04, 2022 |
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E6 - AUDIO LESSON - Are you sitting comfortably
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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E5 - Let’s Talk about the Rider
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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E4 - Let’s talk about Hacking
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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E3 - Let’s Talk about our affects on the horses training
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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E2 - Let’s talk about accuracy
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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E1 - Lets talk about the warm up
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Mar 21, 2022 |