Alternative Horsemanship™ with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares horse training and horseback rider coaching, philosophies, and approaches she has developed over three decades. Offering horsemanship clinics worldwide, distance horse coaching instruction, equine consultations, equine re-education and rehabilitation, colt starting, and lessons. Follow her #alternativehorsemanship on all social media platforms.
Showing posts with label equestrian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label equestrian. Show all posts
Horse Rider Tips Unintentional Communication
The Horse's Thoughts, Movement, and Ear Direction- Equine Communication
What are your horse's ears telling you?"
Starting a horse under saddle
I spy... Can you find the new arrival?
He and his human counterpart recently participated in a Full Immersion Clinic and she decided to bring him in for training to be started under saddle.
His past is unknown as she acquired him at auction a year ago. The only thing clear was he was very reactive to the world around him.
Part of my goal to help prepare him for life is to help him learn how to think through scenarios, search for options, and to keep trying in a reasonable manner, even if what he originally offered wasn't what was desired.
One of the things in seeing a horse like this is a reminder of when I come across horses that are as cute as he is, is that often the human's emotions have clouded the perception of what the horse is expressing in his own emotions and is being reflected in their physical behavior.
This causes unintentional filtering of how a person interprets horse behavior, causing passive support towards the horse when he really needs proactive interaction and guidance.
Would you like help in assessing your horse to clarify how to approach working with him? Find out more HERE
"I have to..." vs. "I get to..." with our horses
"I have to..." vs. "I get to..."
I recently was listening to a non-horse related lecture and it reminded me of something I "knew" but I wanted to revisit more specifically.
For many people, as they experience unwanted scenarios with their horse, they start fixating on the potential unwanted outcomes. I did a #FifteenForFriday (you can sign up HERE to participate) talk on this a few months back. It is very easy to fall into the pattern of thinking negative thoughts and then acting defensively about the potential experiences that can occur with the horse.
I recently was listening to a non-horse related lecture and it reminded me of something I "knew" but I wanted to revisit more specifically.
For many people, as they experience unwanted scenarios with their horse, they start fixating on the potential unwanted outcomes. I did a #FifteenForFriday (you can sign up HERE to participate) talk on this a few months back. It is very easy to fall into the pattern of thinking negative thoughts and then acting defensively about the potential experiences that can occur with the horse.
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