The Resilient Reiner blog

If you want to ride faster with more confidence, the issue is not always your lazy horse or your cowardly heart. Most riders and trainers overlook the real problem: what happens in your brain and body when things start moving faster. If speed tends to bring out tension, hesitation, or second-guessing, there is a reason […]

Are you just doomed? There are few things more humbling than handing your horse to your trainer… and watching your horse suddenly look like a completely different animal. The same horse that felt stiff, distracted, sticky, heavy, dull, anxious, or argumentative for you five minutes ago now looks soft, broke, willing, and easy. The circles […]