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Horsemanship Practice… At the Mall!
Kathy made my day today! During a break in her lesson she told me she’s taken up walking at the mall. Today she walked two miles. More importantly, she confided, “I kept thinking about what we’ve been practicing in our … Continue reading
Posted in Balanced Seat Riding, Challenges, Ideas & Exercises, Natural Horsemanship
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Losgelassenheit and Natural Horsemanship
Breakthrough day for June! This formerly stiff-as-a-board but quick-as-a-whip little mare learned to release to the pressure of the bit. We’re not talking turn or tuck her head. We are talking release negative tension throughout her entire body. This elementary … Continue reading
Posted in Dressage... Naturally!, Horse Training Basics, Horse Training Philosophy, Natural Horsemanship
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Bold Step: 1995 16 hand bay registered TB gelding.
“Bold Step” 15 year old, 16 hand bay registered TB gelding. Thoughtful, athletic, sound and smart. Vetted clean including x-rays in 2004. He’s a lover in the barn, and quiet in the ring. He has the moves and the mind … Continue reading
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Used Saddles For Sale
The key to natural horsemanship and balanced seat riding is to be able to freely balance and control your various body parts. A saddle can make that easy… or downright impossible. A saddler once measured my femurs and discovered they … Continue reading
Horse Training Tips Contest
“Horse Training Success” is running a training tips contest. We just submitted this entry: I love all the posts that include training with treats! Do you know they actually funded a study in France which “scientifically proved” that horses learn … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Just For Fun
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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
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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
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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
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