I often share this quote as I work to educate folks to be more supportive of the horse.
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Horse Rider Mindset Motivation
I often share this quote as I work to educate folks to be more supportive of the horse.
Horse Skills & Tips: Mindful vs Mind Full
Horse Rider Tips- Anticipation and Unwanted Equine Behaviors
The urgency of the stories in our head...
So many good-intentioned equine enthusiasts unintentionally get pressured and distracted by the "story" of
*last time...
*that one time...
*what if...
*what others think...
*I hope...
Human Emotions and Horse Behaviors
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
Human Emotions and Horse Behavior
Sharing insight into how horseback riders purging their emotions, being mentally distracted, and offering chaotic communication leads to unwanted horse interactions, increases the horse's resistance, and builds his defensiveness.
Click the video to watch the latest episode on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel.
Horse Rider MindSet- Caustic Categorizing
How Your Thoughts Influence your Horsemanship
Somewhere in the course of people riding the interaction with the horse became compartmentalized into good and bad, right or wrong.
It comes from a place of human expectation (irrelevant of if it is appropriate or not,) which overshadows the interaction with continuous critical communication.
Approaching the horse as something to "make" comply, when the person's fixation is stuck on the agenda, they miss things like:
Confidence Building in Human and Horse Webinar
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach presents this 60-minute two-part webinar addressing building confidence in the horse and rider. It is split into two segments: Part 1 Recognizing patterns of reactive interaction. Part 2 What proactive practices build confidence in the horse and rider. Click here to watch on the Alternative Horsemanship Remote Horse Coach Video Catalogue
Challenging the Horse vs. Supporting Him- Horseback Rider Mindset
Challenging the Horse Statements
"Let's see if he..."
"I wonder if he..."
"Will he..."
"Maybe he will..."
"What if he does..."
"Why won't he just..."
Our words influence our actions. I meet many people who use the above statements unintentionally and are unaware of how much it influences and diminishes the quality of the equine partnership.
Horse Rider Mindset- the Journey of Improving to become better Partners
Learning from the Horse- Self-awareness Opportunities
The Best Teachers
Time with horses can be our greatest learning moments; they reflect our thoughts, emotions, energy, intentions, fears, insecurities, and so much more.
We can learn about our behaviors, habits, patterns, mindset, anticipation, and triggers that may be sabotaging the clarity of communication and limiting the Quality of the Conversation in our equine partnership.
I just read a great quote,
"Those in pursuit if WHY are inspired to do right." SimonSinek
Have you ever considered if your goal and priorities are to do "right" by your horse, or if you are hopeful that he'll do "right" by you?