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Showing posts with label defensive horse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label defensive horse. Show all posts
Horse Reeducation - 2nd Ride with Neck Rope
This isn't about how little tack I use, but reeducating a horse who was incredibly defensive towards pressure. I had to approach working with her in a creative manner to engage her mind to influence changes in the habitual fearful behaviors.
Can you recognize defensiveness, anticipation, and pain in the horse?
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship
This episode offers the opportunity to assess a horse's behavior for defensiveness, anticipation, and pain indicators. The Remote Horse Coach then shares an in-depth assessment to help equine enthusiasts learn how to read and recognize the horse's behavior. This gives insight into where to start with the horse, as well as seeing the horse's coping patterns. The video sheds light on various health issues that may affect the horse's willingness to participate. Join us in this educational horse video to enhance your horsemanship skills and deepen your understand.
Click the link to watch on the Alternative Horsemanship. YouTube Channel. New videos are posted every Friday.
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Horse Help: Defensive Equine Behavior & Re-Education by Alternative Horsemanship
Re Sensitizing the De Sensitized Horse
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
Resensitizing the Dysfunctional Desensitized Horse
Explaining the increasingly common problems with desensitizing the horse, creating dangerous behaviors because of the equine's inability to think, try, or be adaptable to change.
Click the link to watch on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel.
Avoiding Triggering the Fearful Horse
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
Avoiding Triggering the Fearful Horse
Discussing Horse Help and Problems when trying to avoid triggering the Fearful and Distrustful Horse.
Weekly videos posted in the series on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel.
Assessing the Horse Behavior & Defensive Triggers
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
Assessing the Horse Behavior & Defensive Triggers
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey The Remote Horse Coach shares tips for assessment of a newly arrived horse's behavior and recognizing signs of softness or defensive triggers in the equine.
17-year-old Quarter Horse was a stallion until 2 months ago.
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Unwanted Horse Behavior, Resistance & Responses
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series Unwanted Horse Behaviors, Resistance, and Responses
Weekly videos on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel.
Defensive & Fearful Horse Behavior
Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach discusses recognizing signs of Defensive & Fearful Horse Behavior in response to Horse Training Methods creating distrust.
Prioritizing Addressing the "Scary" Horse
Help- My horse suddenly stops moving forward!
The theme of the past few days has been new folks asking for help with horses that are going "fine" and then the horse "randomly" or suddenly stops, or quits, moving forward.
Surprising, Overhwelming, or "all of a sudden" moments with the Horse
All of a "sudden"
Nothing is random when a horse does it. You may not know why he did it, but it was not an accident.
The equine's body is a reflection of his brain and emotions.
Is the horse's movement a problem? No.
It is the result of his asking for support that was "answered" with the use of more pressure "driving" him into complying. Which "worked," until it didn't.
The equine's body is a reflection of his brain and emotions.
Is the horse's movement a problem? No.
It is the result of his asking for support that was "answered" with the use of more pressure "driving" him into complying. Which "worked," until it didn't.
Spooky, bolting, reactive horse help by the Remote Horse Coach
Do you have a "spooky/overreactive/hypersensitive/dramatic/flamboyant/neurotic/destructive" horse? 
You might want to read the following thoughts I shared with a client after her older horse arrived for an assessment:
Re-Introducing the Halter to the Fearful and Defensive Horse
The journey of reawakening her Curiosity, which will replace her fear, allows her to physically offer reasonable behavior.
It is not one that you can make happen. It is about creating 2-way Communication, believing the horse's feet back, addressing their concern, and then allowing them the time to mentally process their new human experiences.
This isn't about getting a halter on a horse, it is about setting the horse up for success for the rest of her life in the human world.
Far too many people are rushing trying to accomplish a goal, rather than seeking the quality. Certainly, in the case of horses who have a history of abuse, there is nothing you will sneak past them. So the mental shift we need them to make must be 100%, otherwise, their old survival and behaviors re-emerge if humans attempt to contain them or make them comply, which will trigger the dangerous behavior.
Improving the Relationship with your Horse- by Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach
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| Building Confidence in the Defensive Horse |
Ask yourself this the next time you're with your horse...
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Unrealistic Equine Expectations
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
*Unreasonable Equine Expectations
Many equine interactions can become quickly frustrating and emotionally overwhelming because of the human's unreasonable "hopefulness" in the interaction. The scenario can quickly escalate causing diminished quality in the interaction and building defensiveness in both the horse and human.
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Pressure & Horses: When do humans believe the horse's dangerous behavior? Tokyo Pentatholon
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective in an open dialogue in response to the world witnessing the unwanted, dramatic, and dangerous scenario in the Tokyo Olympics involving a horse.
Pasture Conversations with Tulip Helping the Fearful and Defensive Horse...
So many daily Opportunities can arise to help re-educate the fearful and defensive horse if the human puts value to them.
This isn't about "making" her stay, but rather creating a "new" human experience without imposing spatially or physically, but still communicating with the distrustful horse.
This brief clip of a moment with Tulip along her journey of learning to trust and participate with people.
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Re-Educating the Fearful Horse Video by Alternative Horsemanship
A glimpse into the journey of a horse that arrived with pain and fear issues. First helping the horse get physically comfortable and then teaching him to try and trust the human. Video filmed from the saddle, to help people see how the horse's ears offer feedback as to their thoughts and focus. Their thoughts affect the quality and softness of their physical movement and the ride.
Reintroducing the Halter to the Fearful and Defensive Horse
For those who have been following Tulip's journey... and as a recap for those who are unfamiliar with her story. She was sold as an "Advanced Beginner" horse via sales video. After being shipped across the country, it took her new owner two hours to catch her... a year later they were stuck in relatively the same place and she was basically untouchable.
This is the first day of week three. If you're interested in week one, click here https://bit.ly/TulipHorse , and week two, click here https://youtu.be/oJe-Y8XNuOY , and now the first time I'm re-introducing the halter. She has massive physical scarring and trauma. Serious head shy-ness. So a lot of what I do with her in the videos is based on the very narrow window of opportunity I have to help and offer her a different human experience from what she expects.
Each of the videos is not ideal. It is a glimpse into the beginning of the Conversations and journey of "what it takes" to help a horse like this. I have no agenda. No "we have to..." And, no "circus act." If I were to "drive, make, force a horse like this... she'd blow right through the fence out of fear. The only goal is to reawaken her curiosity to replace the fear and defensiveness.
Tulip Week Two: Re-Educating the Untouchable Horse- Alternative Horsemanship
Tulip was bought off a sales video as an Advanced Beginner horse. The new owner quickly realized the mare had many fear issues. Haltering the first time took them two hours.
Last week Tulip arrived and I couldn't get too close or touch her. You can find her sales video and last week's session here * https://youtu.be/BU0SDxd3F8Q
This is a glimpse into what happened during week two.
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