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	<title>Writing of Riding</title>
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	<description>A Part of Awareness In Riding</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Blog Move!!</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/90</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Very important, take note! This blog has been moved. The new address of Writing of Riding can be found at http://www.awarenessinriding.com/writing-of-riding/  Please be sure to update your bookmarks! All previous posts have been kept at this location for the time being, however they will be moved within a few months.
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		<title>Pressure &#038; The Horse</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/88</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Pressure is what we experience every day of our lives, either  self-imposed or given to us by those around us and in our lives. For the horse  it is a little simpler, from our perspective anyhow, the horse does not take  ‘home’ pressure from the rider or trainer when the session is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle Classes</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/86</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing from Seattle, as I sit in the lobby of a hotel waiting for classes to begin once again today. I am taking a Neuromuscular Therapy Certification course. As we have been going through the curriculum and information, I simply cannot help but find connecting paths between horse and human, and the possibilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caught in the webbing of a rein lesson</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/85</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was the mark of the second rein lesson for one of my students. I had to apologize to her, that we would be backtracking in our lesson today, as I felt that I had skipped some important steps when we worked last week. As we went through our lesson today, it became apparent however [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/84</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; is not measurable in a chart or graph. I see it in myself, and I see it in my horses. We all grow and change to our own pattern and rhythm. I could not predict where I am today, even yesterday. Should I concern myself with predictions? Perhaps living in the moment is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trust A Change of Mind</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/82</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I think that gaining the trust of the horse can be overshadowed by my own interpretation of the horse&#8217;s intent. While I am reminded by myself that the horse&#8217;s past history doesn&#8217;t matter in the larger scheme of things, there are times that changing my own presumptions about it can change everything else. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laughter in Difficulties</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/77</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The farrier returned today to finish up Truman and O Man&#8217;s feet today. He&#8217;s always a good reminder to me of who needs more work on ground manners or handling their feet, since they seem to play along better with me than others for whatever reason. I suppose because I am their &#8216;mom&#8217;. So, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trail Riding Initiative</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/78</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I took the two boys out again today for a trail ride. We got a late start on the day, not getting out until 3:30, the humidity was oppressive, but it was overcast and the actual temperatures were fairly low. So Scout and Jobi seemed in good spirits as we started. I&#8217;ve been mulling it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calm in the face of Tension</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/76</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In riding Scout today, I found myself once again dealing with a nervous tension that he presents when asked for certain things. A higher neck posture and canter departures are what comes up most frequently. I am constantly tempted to either skirt around the tension by avoiding it all together, or push through it by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From &#8220;student&#8221; to &#8220;Professional&#8221;, with a capital P</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/75</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve left my blog posts slacking since I&#8217;ve moved home from Washington, and although I want to make excuses that it is because I am simply too busy or not certain what to write, that is not the truth. The transition of the move was more than merely geographical, I also felt it shift from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simple, Not Easy</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/72</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Simple things are not always easy things. Rein aids become complicated with too much use of the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, torso, mind. I wonder at times why I want to make it more complicated than it needs to be. Perhaps force of habit, do we not all believe at times that if it isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Useful Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/71</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 03:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I took time to contemplate today, trying to dig deep into the feelings that I was struggling to uncover. There has been some stress around the barn recently, and I was working to break out of my normal response to just such issues. I finally found it. I have to love what I do, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self Critique</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/70</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 03:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Astonishing some days do I find when I am incapable of self critique. Or perhaps it is really over-critique with an inability to adapt and change to my observations. That is how I have been feeling of late with my seat, particularly at the sitting trot. My recent &#8220;gallops&#8221; on Scout have really had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ideas for Lecture</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/69</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Half Halt - work off of previous article - Simplicity of the Aids, Part I
Elements of a Balanced Seat -

What key factors make for balance

Position in the saddle - front to back
Upper body alignment, developing natural reaction of leaning back
Hip suppleness
Contact using calves vs thighs
Avoiding abdominal collapse


Dynamic position = dynamic balance = dynamic riding
Pelvic differences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ground Dilemmas</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/67</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I worked with Lisa and her new horse Sonny, who is being boarded temporarily here at my farm. We worked together last weekend as well, getting familiar with Sonny&#8217;s habits and quirks. Overall he is a very nice boy, but he&#8217;s learned some poor manners on the ground and has the habit of pushing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Days</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/65</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding just the right words to express myself lately I&#8217;ve found to be excruciatingly difficult. At times it is like water flowing freely from my fingers onto the computer keys. This week it&#8217;s been more akin to having super-glued all of my fingers to each other and punching the keys with my toes.
The book that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slowly Slowing Down</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/64</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Â In working Ceylon today on the lunge we made some great breakthroughs. She has a tendency to throw tantrums when she gets frustrated or confused. Today was tantrum free, and considering the last session we had, quite the improvement. Our last lunge session was like one giant temper tantrum, it became the goal of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Impressions</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/62</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some days don&#8217;t seem to go just as planned, with unexpected twists and turns along the way. Today I found myself ferrying 9 horses through the process of having their teeth floated and blood drawn for coggins tests. I always like to think that my horses are by far very well behaved when it comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back In The Saddle</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/61</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are finally approaching spring, and I have found it difficult to get back in the habit of journaling, or blogging, online on a regular basis. I fell out of it as I stopped riding this winter. Having found it easier to get my butt back into the saddle than my fingers to the keypad, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All The Better To See You With My Preytty&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://awarenessinriding.com/blog/archives/60</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erica Frei</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Horses Cannot Be Trained Like Dogs
As horse people, we have all been around dogs, if not owned a few.. or even a kennel full. It seems that a farm is not quite complete without the faithful watch dog. I am often asked the difference between training a dog and a horse, and hear many [...]]]></description>
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