Have you ever met someone and just known that you were going to be friends? Have you met someone and known that you would have to work hard to understand them in order to like them? Do you feel yourself uplifted and energized by your social circle or do you feel drained, heavy-hearted or critical…
As I sit here, with only the light of my PC screen illuminating my face, listening to “Sacrifice” from the “Beautiful Creatures” OST repeatedly, I am overcome by emotion. I am usually an expert at separating my personal life from business. The past few weeks, however, have lead me both pensive and explosive moments; those…
B.F. Skinner proposed Operant Conditioning as a theory of learning in humans, as well as animals. The theory explores the relationship between reinforcing a desired behaviour and preventing an unwanted behaviour through the use of stimuli, as well as reinforcers such as rewards or punishment. The thinking is that each behaviour will have a consequence…
This is a very common phrase among horse riders. Quite often, the phrase “my horse loves jumping” is closely followed by “because he gets so excited when he sees a jump”. Experienced horsemen will tell you that in order to be successful with Show Jumping, you need a horse that is careful, brave and willing,…
What happens when a horse jumps? Unhindered by a rider, each horse will show a different style of jumping. Styles can be influenced to a certain degree, in order to create straightness, more power, a more efficient “tuck”, carefulness and good judgement. Physically, jumping is one of the most strenuous activities a horse can do….