Toronto and Rosan Veer

In working with horses it’s good to dare to make mistakes and leave your safe haven so you can learn to sail together. It was my topic these days; let go of control, feel free and trust the process. Just do! Exploring different ways of being and doing (and making mistakes in the process) is the quickest route to the balanced middle. I had a great time together with Toronto, we had so much fun! We were really figuring things out together and both enjoyed it a lot. We also did some groundwork and work in hand.   He gave me a good feel of the half pass and pirouette in groundwork – Ciaran and I are working on that – that I can take home with me. We also did the work in hand sequence in trot. That was a new experience for me, because Ciaran is not there yet, but it’s good to have some glimpses of the future ;) Toronto has such a nice trot, he was a real professor for me. We were also invited to have a ride on Romanesque to feel piaffe, levade and canter pirouette! It was absolutely AMAZING to feel!! Romanesque feels so balanced, soft and powerful, very special! I also could feel the half-pass and pirouette on him; so I can remember this feeling when riding Ciaran. Again, this felt so well-balanced and light... Well, I know what to search for ;) I’m so grateful for these days and for my professor-buddy Toronto; he was a fantastic teacher for me! Thank you Marijke – it was brilliant :) "