Tag Archives: natural horse training

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

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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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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

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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

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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

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Knutsford Edward, Angus’ Sire

WOW! We just found this awesome video of Angus’ Sire, Knutsford Edward. Enjoy!

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Antietam Battlefield Ride

I had the horse trailer hooked up and loaded by the time Mark got home from work. We grabbed the horses and a chilled bottle of Monavie and headed down the road to meet Scott and Noel at the Antietam … Continue reading

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Natural Horsemanship Spoof

Now, we know that natural horsemanship is based on common sense. Clinicians out there who claim their own Mysterious Mustang Mojo or promote their expensive, instant fix wunderproducts give natural horse training methods a bad rap. We found this hilarious … Continue reading

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Gift From A Horse

Like any young horse in training, Wally the Warmblood has his good days. He has his not-so-good days and he has those frustrating, tear-out-your-hair days when he seems to forget how to put one foot in front of the other, … Continue reading

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Saddle Selection

Spring has sprung, the daffodils tell us. The horses agree as they gaze out over the hayfields that are growing so fast you can hear it. Riders’ thoughts are turning to, well, riding, and the increased freedom encouraged by good … Continue reading

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