Putting The Horse First

There are many opportunities we are presented with as riders that can risk us putting the horse’s welfare second, or third, or…

Often it comes to me that difficulties in making decisions about a certain action, aid, cue, pursuing a particular goal, etc, arise when we are uncertain if we are putting the horse first or second. Many times the horse comes second to money, ribbons, trophies, praise, fame, and so on. Can the horse come first in many of these situations and still achieve the goal we are pursuing as riders?