I have left Art2Ride!!
I will still be giving lessons, but I don’t feel comfortable being associated with Art2Ride.
I explained my reasons for leaving for all the people involved with the trainer program. Even though I did that, William Faerber invented an entirely different reason.
It is said that it is because of Kriemhild Morgenroth that I have left Art2Ride. William and his wife Karen (who is a PHS saddle fitter) are trying to discredit Kriemhild as a person as well as a saddle fitter.
And why would they do that? Think about it!! Wouldn’t it be nice if they could earn money on the European market?
I don’t like to talk badly about other people or discredit their business, but this is truly disappointing to me.
Leaving Is not a sudden decision. I have been thinking about this several times for different reasons. But it was the Art2Ride clinic we had in May that made me make up my mind.
I couldn’t recognize any of the training with my training. It was stressful, demanding, and not at all a pleasure to watch. I tried to tell myself that I was too sensitive, but then some spectators and our horse physiotherapist said that they would never let their horses be worked like this.
After the clinic, I told Kriemhild that I would leave the trainer program. Kriemhild told me to think about it and not make any sudden decisions. So the rumors are hilarious to me. But I did take her advice and stayed until I had thought it through.
I have known Kriemhild for 2,5 years, and she has become one of my dearest friends. Together with Palle, she has been my most significant support.
Everybody who has met Kriemhild knows what a kind and skilled person she is.
My reasons for leaving Art2Ride are many, but Kriemhild has nothing to do with it.
I don’t want my riders to think that a chair seat, wavering arms, sloppy reins and so on are okay as long as the horse is not well educated.
I don’t want to be involved in people who talk badly about other people just because they use a different method or because they are a competitor to their business.
Don’t think that we as Art2ride associate trainers learn anything. Our skills are solely due to previous experiences and in our own will to study in the theories available out there.
The training described on my website, is my way of doing things. That’s not similar to what I experienced at the Art2Ride clinic.
People are now asking me if it has something to do with the deep stretching of the horses and if I have found out that it is hurtful to the horses. No, the stretch itself is not harmful to the horse!! But if it is not done correctly for a given horse, it can be. We always have to be careful when doing something extreme. Some people will see massive improvements with their horses doing this, while others will be struggling and might even get their horses injured in the process.
Horses are built differently!! The approach getting the horse stretching and the way of using the stretch depends on the horse (and the rider). I think that in some cases it is damaging for the horse if people are trying to do this, just from seeing videos.
When I have some time left, I will try to write about this subject on my website.
I hope this post can clear things up and I wish that people will write to me before believing in rumors.
I wish everybody a beautiful day.
Linda
I mistakenly hosted a clinic at my barn with William Faeber. I had been doing long and stretching for years before I knew he existed. He had to make sure I was inferior to his method and was so rude at my facility. We handed out a questionnaire afterwards and every single person that was there complained how rude he was and how critical he was about anyone who was successful. He made sure to put me and my horse down in front of the whole group. I regret not kicking him out at that very moment. He’s probably one of the biggest jerks I’ve ever met. Shame on him as he’s truly a bully!
Hi Susan
I am so sorry you had to experience that!! I almost don’t know what to say.
We had his wife Karen here at our clinic. She worked really hard, but she did things very differently from how I have done it. At first, I thought that maybe it would have been different if it had been William who had been here. But no, afterward I looked more closely at the videos William posted on facebook, and there wasn’t much difference.
I guess that watching videos and learning from the internet isn’t the same thing as seeing things in real life.
And no, he is not very fond of successful people if they are not doing Art2Ride.
Tack! Är så glad att du delade med dig av det här. Jag har nämligen jobbat min häst som dig i ungefär ett år nu och har kollat varje video av A2R men har inte fullt ut varit helt nöjd med allt. Har lärt mig massor o mycket är väldigt bra men har ändå inte velat skicka in någon video av min häst till dem och ibland känt att det varit små detaljer jag inte hållit med om, kanske lite för mycket spö i en del ridvideos och lite för forcerat tempo för att nämna nåt så inte så stora saker men tillräckligt för att jag inte skulle köpa allt med hull o hår så att säga. Blev så glad när jag hittade dig här tidigare i sommar o kände att dina videos o ditt tänk var mer likt mitt och att jag kanske inte hade helt fel iallafall, att man ska följa sitt hjärta o sin magkänsla när det kommer till hur vi tränar o behandlar andra levande varelser och att man måste anpassa sitt tänk o träning efter den häst man jobbar med för de är alla så olika så fortsätt o jobba dina hästar på ditt fantastiska sätt o jag kommer fortsätta att följa dig o din resa med dina hästar o se deras fantastiska utveckling. Hoppas du kan läsa min svenska, blev så till mig när jag läste ditt inlägg så glömde helt bort att skriva på engelska 🙂
Tusen tack! Karin
Tusen tack Karin 🙏 Jeg blev så glad da jeg læste din besked. Det er de små ting der gør forskellen!! Og ja tempoet er en af tingene.. Jeg var heller ikke glad ved at dele videoer til sidst… Der er mange gode ting i a2r, specielt når man skriver om det. Noget andet er når man ser det irl 🧐 Jeg er glad for at du har lyttet til din hest og fulgt dit hjerte. Jeg tror vi når længst på den måde. Så længe vi gør hvad vi mener er bedst for hesten, så er vi ikke helt forkert på den 😍 Ha ha og jo jeg forstår det meste 😄 Mange hilsner Linda