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Happy New Year!
Freezing rain and ice-slick roads confine us to the farm tonight… and there is no place we’d rather be! Mark and I play with the horses well after dark. I trim Grace’s hooves and start teaching her a new trick, … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advice, equestrian, equine, horse, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, new year, principle, principles, quote, resolution, tip, tips, training
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Flymasking the Un-halterable, Headshy Horse
You remember the story of belling the cat. We were handed a similar scenario… The challenge: To put a flymask on a horse who is not halter-trained and is known to be headshy. The solution: Clicker Training to the rescue! … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training
Tagged advice, Appaloosa, appy, cavaletti, challenge course, crossrail, equestrian, equine, ground drive, horse, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, operant conditioning, pmu, premarin, principle, principles, rescue, tip, tips, trail obstacles, training
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Saturday Afternoon With Grace
Grace has spent the week hanging over the fence watching me work clients’ horses. “Am I next?” she seemed to ask continuously. Despite the bitter chill, Mark and I brought her out today for some quality family time. While I … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Friesian Horse Pictures, Natural Friesian Training
Tagged advice, cavaletti, challenge course, crossrail, equestrian, equine, freisian, Friesian, frisian, ground drive, horse, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, operant conditioning, principle, principles, tip, tips, trail obstacles, training
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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
Tagged advice, balanced seat, billows, body awareness, centered riding, classical dressage, cloak, dressage, dressage arena, Dressage... Naturally!, effective system, effective training, equestrian, equine, exercises, experiences, explanations, fabric, hindquarters, horse, horse dressage, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, imagery, malls, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, perfect gifts, pleasure horse, posture, principle, principles, riding dressage, riding horseback riding, senses, shoulders, silver lining, tip, tips, training, visual learners, visualization, visualizations
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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
Tagged advice, classical dressage, dictionary, dressage, dressage arena, Dressage... Naturally!, effective system, effective training, equestrian, equine, FEI, fr, french word, hind legs, horse, horse dressage, horse quote, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, looseness, losgelassenheit, musculature, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, parallels, pleasure horse, principle, principles, states dressage federation, suppleness, tip, tips, training, united states dressage federation, unrestricted flow, usdf
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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
Tagged advice, clicker training horses, equestrian, equine, horse, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, principle, principles, tip, tips, training
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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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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
Tagged advice, classical dressage, classical horse training, classical horsemanship, equestrian, equine, free horse training tip, gratitude, horse, horse at liberty, horse training principle, horse training tip, horse whisperer, horse woman, horsemanship, horsepower, horses, liberty, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horseman, natural horsemanship, naturally, pat parelli, principle, principles, tip, tips, training, training session
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Knutsford Edward, Angus’ Sire
WOW! We just found this awesome video of Angus’ Sire, Knutsford Edward. Enjoy!
Posted in Farm Updates, General, Horse Videos
Tagged advice, angus mcleod, equestrian, equine, horse, horse park, horse trainers, horse training, horse whisperer, horse woman, horsemanship, horses, Knutsford Edward, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horseman, natural horsemanship, naturally, parelli, parelli natural horse-man-ship, parelli natural horsemanship, pat parelli, principle, principles, reading skills, sale, Shire, show horse, showmanship, tip, tips, training, video
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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
Posted in Dolly, Horse Training Philosophy, Lucy, Monavie, Natural Horsemanship, Natural Trainer On The Road!, trail riding
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