Michael Poulin

Day 5 Vlog

My last day was wonderful. After my ride I got to watch a Clinic put on by Michael and Gwyneth for a local pony club group. So full of great insight! Here are my post lesson thoughts from today.

The focus of today’s lesson was contact. This has always been an area I struggle in but I feel I made some great progress today. Michael did a very interesting interactive exercise with me where he had me hold a lunge line and he offered different feels of contact, not much unlike my rope awareness […]

Day 3 Adventures into Upper Level Dressage Thoughts

“Supple with your hands and go. Don’t stop riding! Raise your chest. Regulate the rhythm. Everything from the lower leg in the rhythm, if you do it out of rhythm you will make him trot. Supple him, keep him round, walk. Lean back. Don’t pull back. Length the neck. Stop leaning forward. Isolation, keep your […]

I did it! I finally published the story of Ozzie, the horse that changed everything for me! Ozzie was with me for more than 25 years and is the reason I study horsemanship! Many of you have met Ozzie, who passed away a year ago. But few of you know about our early days together. Ozzie was a challenging horse with a big personality, and I was madly in love with him, even though he was not suitable for me at all. He would push me and cause chaos wherever he went in his early days. Thanks to him, I sought out help from a friend who lead me to the path of horsemanship! And I have never looked back! Don’t forget to get your copy on Amazon.com.