GaitAcademy Autumn Festival

A free online event for Icelandic horse riders — open now
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Your horse isn't ignoring you. He's waiting for something that actually means something to him.

Most riders who feel their horse tense, hesitate, or lose the gait aren't dealing with disobedience. They're dealing with a communication that never quite landed the way it was meant to.

Transitions are about to be a hot topic in instructor circles this autumn. But most riders chase transitions, half-halts, and straightness as separate problems to fix — when real, lasting change comes from seeing how they connect. This Festival gives you that foundation — not by handing you more exercises, but by helping you see why exercises alone have never been the real gap.

The question I hear most is: will this actually work for me and my horse?
This Festival is built to answer that honestly, not just to teach.
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• A clear, honest answer to why your horse tenses, hesitates, or loses the gait — and why it was never about obedience.
• The relief of finally seeing whether you've been collecting exercises, or genuinely building understanding — and how close that gap actually is to closing.
• A real, felt sense of what it means to become a true student of equitation, rather than someone who's simply picked up more tips.

This is completely free, and it is open now. If you can't catch everything as it happens, it all stays available to watch until the Festival ends.

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— Bent Rune Skulevold 🐴