“I’m enjoying relearning how to sit while training Islero’s first sequential changes. It makes me empathetic to how hard it is for the horses to change balance as I learn how to change mine to retain balance. It’s not all about avoiding the physical pain, as you have to train to the true straight balance for the horse’s sake, for his development. But it is a better end of day for me if I manage it! Baby learning steps while looking for high school expression evens the tables with such a sensitive and reactive horse. To find simplicity of care in each advanced move …”

— Bettina