The recent presentations on Deep Practice Journaling made by Allison Brunelli during the 2011 Adequan/USDF Convention and Lendon Gray's EDAP is catching on.  Here's what a few riders have said about the presentations, unsolicited:

"One of my favorite lectures (at Lendon Gray’s EDAP) was Deep Practice Journaling by Allison Brunelli.  It was very interesting to see different trainer's techniques on what information should be included in your journaling. I learned many different ways that I can take notes after my ride."

- Asia Rupert, EDAP auditor

"I have been an educator for almost thirty years. I retired three years ago, moved to Montana and bought a horse. I have had some good riding instructors and some not so good. My experience has been that many riding instructors are good riders and good horse trainers, but this does not always equate to being a good teacher. Many times the most gifted people in a discipline have a hard time teaching the discipline to others because it comes so naturally to them. Effective teachers in the classroom use journaling as a strategy to help their students reflect on their learning.  As an educator and amateur adult rider, I am very excited to see the use of Deep Practice Journaling as a learning strategy that allows riders to construct their own learning through the use of reflection and writing. Journaling helps the learner (rider) to process the experience and store what is learned in the memory."

- Dr. Marg Watson, 2011 Adequan/USDF attendant

Note:  The USDF recorded the presentation on Deep Practice Journaling and will soon make it available as a podcast inside their e-track website to USDF members.  Also, the upcoming learning center at Barnby Notes will offer a comprehensive video classes on Deep Practice Journaling and other related topics on how to effectively keep a training notebook and brain-based learning strategies for learning to ride.  

Note:  Deep Practice Journaling is a style of journaling that results in high degrees of learning concepts, skills and feel in return for the time spent while journaling... as opposed to different styles of journaling that result in lesser degrees of learning.