'Comparison is the thief of joy' - not sure who said that but I made a mental note of it. I do try to set myself achievable goals and...

A lot of the everyday things we do involve gripping with our hands. This, combined with haste, the busy pace of life and simply being...

Classical dressage purist Daniel Pevsner was a fellow of the British Horse Society and a former pupil of the Spanish Riding School of...

I was just looking at an advert for a back brace on FB which forces the rider into good posture and I can understand the appeal. So many...

So it's fair to say that I'm no expert on horses, though I reeeally enjoy learning about them and sharing the 'horsey world' with my...

A position of mechanical advantage... Did you realise that the way you use your legs in most kinds of sport is mechanically advantageous?...

Walter Carrington took over the teaching training college from FM Alexander after his death in 1955 and continued pretty much until his...

Did you know that your head weighs about a stone, or 6k? That it balances on top of your spine on 2 little areas no bigger than your...

Top tip: what can you do differently? This is a difficult subject to get into and I'm no therapist. Yet, when there's an obvious postural...

Top tip: it's all about muscle memory! Can you remember exactly how you felt when you achieved your best? I expect you felt really...