Transitions, the Secret to Balanced Riding
…how to train correct transitions. Transitions for Better Understanding When people don’t speak the same language, they often unconsciously start to speak louder. They somehow have the feeling they will…
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Keep Those Shoulders Up: Mastering Self-Carriage
…while maintaining the authentic rhythm of her horse’s gaits. Lesson Plan Lesson’s objective: To gain a greater understanding of what self-carriage looks and feels like, and how to obtain and…
Tools of the Training Trade: Lesson Plans
…game he’s ultimately going to play. On the mental plane, the horse progresses through several realms of understanding and he needs to master one before he goes on to the…
Tools of the Training Trade: Equipment
…what increases his understanding. It is very important that the horse likes being around you instead of being trapped with you in a round pen. There’s tons of mythunderstanding about…
A Veterinarian’s Responsibility in Horse Abuse Cases
…valuable resources in understanding abuse and planning a practice response to these cases. What Is the Process? After a report of abuse or cruelty, an investigation is undertaken by law…
Natural Horsemanship Training Explained
…the mutual respect and understanding that natural horsemanship training fosters. The phrases “natural horsemanship,” “horse whispering” and “resistance-free training” have become fashionable, brought into the public eye by the documentary…
How horses help us heal
…the entire herd’s ability to practice the flawless social skills of acceptance, tolerance, kindness, honesty, patience, understanding, forgiveness and compassion. The horse’s extraordinary ability to read equine body language translates…
Pecking Order: Horse Herd Hierarchy
…make educated guesses. And, in a number of cases, patience and proper training can compensate for what your horse may lack. Condensed from the EQUUS Reference Guide, Understanding Equine Behavior….
Saddles for the Hard to Fit Horse
…Fortunately, there are literally hundreds of variations in bar spread, flare, width, rock and length that can enable saddletrees to fit the contours of any equine back comfortably. Understanding the…
Being A Father Is Making Me a Better Horseman
…Wesley?s early years, because we’re well accustomed to understanding creatures who can’t talk. In fact, his preschool teacher was worried that he was slow to begin talking, until I suggested…