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Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *The Horse's Checklist

Horsemanship: Perceptions of the Halt
I find most horses asked to stand have a massive degree of containment imposed upon them to prevent them from physically moving.
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Problems with Patterns
Horsemanship: Round Pen Use
There was an article on anti round pen usage... Here is my perspective/response:
I find 95% of folks misuse a round pen, whether under the guise of "exercising" or teaching conditioned responses, such as the lesser of two evils is to turn, face the human and be caught; which is a bullying tactic.
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Defensive Horses
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series by Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey