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My First Clinic with Philippe Karl – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. My First Clinic with Philippe Karl. September 14, 2014. Well I got back late last night from my first riding clinic with PK and what can I say! My head is still spinning…. and Buffy was Awesome! But the question, of course, is did I find the Holy Grail at the clinic? Well, I think perhaps it’s too early days for that. There is a lot to do yet! However, I do feel like someone has just shone a light on the route to base camp! You think you know some...

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September 2014 – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. My First Clinic with Philippe Karl. September 14, 2014. Well I got back late last night from my first riding clinic with PK and what can I say! My head is still spinning…. and Buffy was Awesome! But the question, of course, is did I find the Holy Grail at the clinic? Well, I think perhaps it’s too early days for that. There is a lot to do yet! However, I do feel like someone has just shone a light on the route to base camp! You think you know some...

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Knowledge is Better than Equipment – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. Knowledge is Better than Equipment. May 20, 2015. So I’ve just got home from my third ridden clinic with French classical dressage master, Philippe Karl, and as ever I’m inspired. So how does he do it? Surely if I can work that out, I’ll have found the keys to the Kingdom of the Holy Grail of Riding? Indeed, I’m very much hoping that over the next few years’ training with Monsieur Karl, I will not just work this out but be able to emulate it!

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What Do You Believe? – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. What Do You Believe? August 25, 2014. August 25, 2014. In my search for the Holy Grail of horsemanship, it strikes me more and more how intertwined learning about horsemanship has, for me, also become about learning about life. So, I wanted to write a little bit on something that seems to me to be, well, fundamental both to horsemanship and to life in general – our belief systems. That we will survive the mountain despite our injuries? I can’t pos...

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Herd Dynamics – The Life of Brian – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. Herd Dynamics – The Life of Brian. October 5, 2014. October 5, 2014. Brian is a special horse. He is a Friesian and was purchased by Trev (my other half) as a rather scrawny and malnourished 4 year old; nearly 7 years on he is now a beautiful big lad, built like a brick outhouse! Yes, very special. Lieutenant Fin. Closely followed by the mares and then last but not least the baby (a 2yo, orphaned from birth). Brian and Fin will also often share a ...

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The Real Cost of Production? – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. The Real Cost of Production? March 23, 2015. When you are looking for the Holy Grail of Horsemanship, you can’t help but also see a lot of things that you’d probably rather not. The first is a video of a racehorse trainer that seems to have made a promotional video, which shows a young thoroughbred going through the backing process . Or should I say, the breaking process . There is then also the mental aspect. Proponents of starting young hors...

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Janet Paterson – Page 2 – In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. September 5, 2014. September 5, 2014. The next big step on my journey to the Holy Grail of Horsemanship is nearly here. On Sunday afternoon I head off to Northamptonshire, to attend the first clinic of my course with Philippe Karl. I have to confess to being rather nervous about it and I keep wondering why that should be? After all, I am a grown woman and I dare say that I am already pretty successful in my own right. So why am I still nervous?

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March 2015 – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. The Real Cost of Production? March 23, 2015. When you are looking for the Holy Grail of Horsemanship, you can’t help but also see a lot of things that you’d probably rather not. The first is a video of a racehorse trainer that seems to have made a promotional video, which shows a young thoroughbred going through the backing process . Or should I say, the breaking process . There is then also the mental aspect. Proponents of starting young hors...

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The Horse Will Teach You If You’ll Listen – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. The Horse Will Teach You If You’ll Listen. January 31, 2015. Those of you that have been following my blogs will have noticed that I question things. A lot. At times this leads to my own special blend of insanity but mostly I tend to think that it serves me and my horses well, as I am always looking for better answers for us both. But how to reconcile the questioning with the need to crack on and do something? Naturally crooked to the left? Poor i...

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Feel the Fear and DO IT Anyway – Janet Paterson

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In search of not just a happy athlete, an equine partner. Feel the Fear and DO IT Anyway. November 9, 2014. November 9, 2014. If we’re really honest, most of us have, at some point, been scared up there on a horse. OK, maybe not so much if you’re a young lad in their teens/ early 20’s and still believe yourself to be invincible but that’s normally only because they haven’t yet hurt themselves badly enough. Same after I regained consciousness following my rotational fall. As fate had it, though, our work ...