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Indian Summer- Warm Weather Natural Horse Care
Indian summer weaves its way between cold snaps here in wild, wonderful West Virginia. I welcome the warm sunshine which glows through the foliage. I can take off my winter coat, but the horses can’t. As I wait for the … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Natural Horse Care
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Family Trail Ride: Horse Dreams Come True II
The family was finally ready to live their dream of a family trail ride. I trailered the ever-dependable Lucy over to join them. While the family was tacking up, Lucy and I fully enjoyed playing in an actual ARENA. Our … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Horses and Life, Lucy, Natural Horsemanship, Natural Trainer On The Road!, trail riding
Tagged english riding, ent, family horse, horse, horse for sale, horse show, horses, hunt seat, hunter, j.r.r. tolkein, jumping, lord of the rings, lotr, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, parelli, parelli natural horse-man-ship, parelli natural horsemanship, pat parelli, QH, quarter horse, tb, thoroughbred, tolkein, trail ride, trail riding, treebeard
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Horse Dreams Come True
I started teaching the Knock’s several years ago. Their dream was to trail ride as a family. When we started, they had one young, barely broke, extremely fearful Quarter Horse. Hardly material for group pleasure ride success! Stormy the been-there-done-that … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Competition...Naturally!, Natural Horsemanship, Natural Trainer On The Road!, trail riding
Tagged arbitrary rule, clicker training horses, curb bit, english riding, expos, family horse, field trips, filly, good girl, group pleasure, horse show, hunt seat, hunter, introverted personality, jumping, local show, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, natural horsemanship techniques, parelli, parelli natural horse-man-ship, parelli natural horsemanship, pat parelli, perfect husband, perfect pleasure, pleasure ride, QH, quarter horse, school horse, scritch, trail ride, trail riding, western disciplines
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Video Play, Medieval Jousting
We’re exploring our beloved SmugMug as an alternative to YouTube. SmugMug already hosts our Laughing Gypsy Photography and TerraWolf Photography. We’ve been thrilled with the sites–and with the print quality of the photos they produce! Now they support video… happy … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Equine Art and Inspiration, horse video, Natural Trainer On The Road!, Reenacting... Naturally!
Tagged dressage, equestrian, equine, eventing, for sale, horse, horse boarding, horse for lease, horse for sale, horse sales, horse show, horse training, horseback riding, horses, hunter, hunter jumper, joust, jousting, jumper, Maryland renaissance fair, medieval equestrian, medieval horsemanship, medieval reenactment, natural, natural horse, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, ponies, pony, quintain, renaissance horsemanship, ride, riding, riding instructor, riding lesson, riding lessons, sca, society for creative anachronism, trainer, training, west virginia, west virginia horse boarding, west virginia horse trainer, west virginia horse training, wv, wv horse boarding, wv horse trainer, wv horse training
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Natural Horsemanship in the Middle Ages
The Web Whisperer just overcame a longstanding glitch in our systems. We are now able to access all the horse training, horse showing, and adventuring media we have been creating through the last few months. Expect a bunch of belated … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Ideas & Exercises, clicker training, games, Lucy, Natural Trainer On The Road!, Reenacting... Naturally!
Tagged dressage, equestrian, equine, eventing, for sale, horse, horse boarding, horse for lease, horse for sale, horse sales, horse show, horse training, horseback riding, horses, hunter, hunter jumper, joust, jousting, jumper, medieval equestrian, medieval horsemanship, medieval reenactment, natural, natural horse, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, ponies, pony, quintain, ride, riding, riding instructor, riding lesson, riding lessons, sca, society for creative anachronism, trail horse, trail ride, trainer, training, west virginia, west virginia horse boarding, west virginia horse trainer, west virginia horse training, wv, wv horse boarding, wv horse trainer, wv horse training
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Natural Horsemanship in a Sabre Skirmish
In uploading video from this weekends’ Cavalry demonstration, I noticed another example of natural horsemanship principles at work in the very unnatural setting of the sabre skirmish: Watch the grey and the palomino. Notice their riders … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Horsemanship, Natural Trainer On The Road!, Reenacting... Naturally!
Tagged appalachian trail, autumn, Autumn Conservation Festival, balloons, blue ridge mountains, cavalry, cavalry officer, cavalry reenactment, civil war, confidence, conservation center, conservation research center, cowboy mounted shooting, encampment, equestrian, foundational principle, free horse training video, free horse video, front royal, gallop, game, gunfire, horse, horse and rider, horse training, horse training methods, horse training tip, horse video, house for sale, house for sale in front royal, instincts, medieval equestrian, medieval reenactment, mounted reenactment, mounted shooting, mounted swordfight, mounted swordsmanship, national conservation, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, nonchalance, novice, reenactment, saber, sabre, skirmish, spooky horse, sword, unexpected places, union, va, virginia, virginia division, war horse, warhorse
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Thoughts on Natural Horsemanship and Horse Whispering
The Horse Whisperer. Both history and the pop culture notion of natural horsemanship paint an image of the silent, mystical horseman whose mere presence calms the wildest equine outlaw. By using skills invisible to the average human, the horse whisperer … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Trainer's Mindset, Horse Training Philosophy, Horses and Life, Inner Natural Horsemanship, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advice, classical dressage, classical horse training, classical horsemanship, equestrian, equine, horse, horse trainer, horse whisperer, horse woman, horsemanship, horses, john rarey, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horseman, natural horsemanship, naturally, nonverbal communication, principle, principles, tip, tips, training
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Natural Horsemanship and Cavalry Mounted Shooting
Natural horsemanship pops up in the most unexpected places! Mark and I stopped in at the National Conservation Center for their Autumn Conservation Festival. The Center is located almost next door to Mark’s house, which we’ve been prepping for sale … Continue reading
Posted in games, Horse Training Philosophy, horse video, Natural Horsemanship, Natural Trainer On The Road!, Reenacting... Naturally!
Tagged appalachian trail, autumn, Autumn Conservation Festival, balloons, blue ridge mountains, cavalry, cavalry officer, cavalry reenactment, civil war, confidence, conservation center, conservation research center, cowboy mounted shooting, encampment, equestrian, foundational principle, free horse training video, free horse video, front royal, gallop, game, gunfire, horse, horse and rider, horse training, horse training methods, horse training tip, horse video, house for sale, house for sale in front royal, instincts, medieval equestrian, medieval reenactment, mounted reenactment, mounted shooting, national conservation, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, nonchalance, novice, reenactment, spooky horse, unexpected places, union, va, virginia, virginia division, war horse, warhorse
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Stormy Sunset
WOW! I would be speechless but the words tumble over each other in their hurry to get out. Stormy was AMAZING tonight. She could have been the poster pony for natural horsemanship! Now what made that training session extraordinary in … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Natural Horsemanship, Stormy
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Natural Horse Training Updates
Autumn has officially begun, and we celebrate the end of an exciting, successful summer!  We are taking the horses in training on many adventures off the farm, including trail rides, horse shows and medieval reenactments. We firmly believe that consistent … Continue reading
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