The Draw: Teaching Your Horse to Come to You Jul 24, 2026 Ocean View Stables Most people learn to send a horse away long before they learn to bring it back. They can move the hindquarters, drive the horse around the pen, ask it to yield and go. Then they wonder why the horse f... Groundwork The Leyden Method Read more
What the Ears Are Telling You Jul 21, 2026 Ocean View Stables Stand at a horse’s shoulder and watch the ears for a full minute. They swivel, cup, flick back, tip forward, split so one points at you and one points at a dog three fields away. Most riders glance at... Reading the Horse The Leyden Method Read more
Why Grooming Matters in Horsemanship: The First Conversation Jul 18, 2026 Ocean View Stables By the time the saddle comes off the rack, the horse has already formed an opinion about the next hour. It formed that opinion at the currycomb. Ask why grooming matters in horsemanship and most answe... Grooming & Handling The Leyden Method Read more
When Your Horse Won't Be Caught: Stop the Chase, Rebuild the Draw Jul 16, 2026 Ocean View Stables The halter is in your hand, and the horse is at the far fence doing arithmetic. You step left, he drifts right. You slow down, he grazes with one ear filed on you, and the moment your intention sharpe... Problem Solving The Leyden Method Read more
Mounting a Horse From Both Sides: Why and How We Teach It Jul 13, 2026 Ocean View Stables Ask why everyone mounts from the left and you will eventually hear about swords. A cavalryman wore his saber on the left hip, so swinging the right leg over kept the blade clear of the horse. The swor... Riding The Leyden Method Read more
What Soft Is Strong Horsemanship Actually Means Jul 11, 2026 Ocean View Stables Put a phrase on a book cover and it will be misread in two directions within the week. People meeting soft is strong horsemanship for the first time usually arrive carrying one of two wrong pictures. ... Foundations & Philosophy The Leyden Method Read more
How to Catch a Horse in the Pasture: The Catch as a Conversation Jul 8, 2026 Ocean View Stables You come through the gate with a halter over your shoulder, and out in the far corner a head comes up. Ears swing your way. Weight shifts. Nothing has happened yet, and everything has. The horse is al... Groundwork The Leyden Method Read more
