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May 6
3 min

Are you embracing distance?

Check out my webinar on three things you can do RIGHT NOW, to keep making progress, WITH or WITHOUT your horse! Just signup in the Members s

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Anna Fox

Aug 12
3 min

Why is environment important?

I have seen horses with health and soundness issues get remarkably better with just a change in environment.

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Anna Fox

Jun 1
4 min

Why is choice important (to horses)?

Every day, I hear people anthropomorphize their horses. While I think this is totally normal behavior and do it myself on occasion, I thi...

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Anna Fox

Jan 28
4 min

What do we get from 45 minutes?

I leave feeling empowered to make positive changes, in my horse and, in my own riding.

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Anna Fox

Jun 28, 2019
3 min

Dressage Naturally comes to a GMO!

Ok, this month's blog is really late, but I was busy at the beginning of the month with this great clinic! Enjoy. On June 1st and 2nd 201...

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To Climb or To Balance? Applying the training pyramid.

Anna Fox

May 11, 2019
2 min

To Climb or To Balance? Applying the training pyramid.

How do you interpret the training pyramid? Although the USDF changes some wording, the newly released version of the training pyramid is ...

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Anna Fox

Apr 12, 2019
2 min

Autonomic or Automaton?

I found this quote from Daniel H. Pink and thought it applied perfectly to dressage. Is your horse autonomic? No, I didn’t say automatic....

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Anna Fox

Mar 1, 2019
3 min

Horse Show, Like A Natural

Competitions are stressful. Even if you’ve been to lots of competitions, they still mean a change in your normal routine, and that of you...

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