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New blog post 12 Dec 2012 | 06:30 pm
New Blog post over on my website http://www.tomwiddicombe.com/horses/
Autobiography of a Nobody 27 Jun 2012 | 07:00 pm
I have taken a bit of a break from blogging over the last few months, mainly to get this book finished, and also work on the next one. I know this book is not strictly about horses but there is quite ...
Interview with Annie - Number 3 – January 2012 8 Apr 2012 | 07:33 pm
Annie - Hi Tom Tom – Hi Annie, is it that time of year already! Annie – Yes it is. It soon goes by doesn’t it! Tom – So shall we get straight on with the interview or do you want to have a coffee f...
Ask yourself this? 7 Jul 2011 | 05:41 am
Are you making progress with your horsemanship? I am constantly amazed by the money that people hand over to trainers in return for not a lot really. If you want to employ a trainer to help you progr...
At last! 3 May 2011 | 02:13 am
At last we have written down some principles. Photo taken at this weekend's clinic Working with respect for the horse’s physical and mental well-being, and with the aim of improving both. Teaching ...
The two ways to train horses. 24 Apr 2011 | 05:25 am
Surely there must be more than two ways to train a horse. Well, I don't think there are. You either train the horse to accept restriction or you train it to work in freedom. You might think that there...
So what is dressage? 1 Apr 2011 | 03:15 am
So what is dressage? Is it that ghastly stuff you see where people pull their horses around using severely restricting equipment? Is it forcing your horse into a shape that you saw in a book, but at t...
Welcome 30 Nov 2010 | 02:06 am
Hi. Thanks for visiting my horse blog. I am taking a break from the blog for a while as I have another project on. If this is your first visit please feel free to read and hopefully enjoy previous pos...
Is horsemanship a marshall art? 7 Nov 2010 | 08:57 am
I was thinking about horsemanship, and how learning it is a bit like learning a marshall art. Not that I've ever learnt one of those, but I have heard people talking about it. Practising the move unti...
New interview with Annie 16 Oct 2010 | 10:40 pm
Annie: Hi Tom. It’s been a couple of years since we met up and chatted about horses. Tom: Yep, it has, and it feels like a lot has happened since then. Annie: So I’m really interested in what you ha...
