Day 1 #Equi-Quality Challenge with Alternative Horsemanship™

 #Equi-Quality Challenge

Day 1

People are often surprised at how much building a Quality Equine Partnership starts with themselves.

Unexpected Experiences and The Human's Knee Jerk Responses - Horse Help

Over the past 20+ years of posting online and on social media, there's been a wide array of "key board" behaviors that I've witnessed or experienced firsthand from viewers.

Horse Problems- "What should I focus on next with my horse?"

I frequently hear this question or am asked by students or other equine enthusiasts struggling with having a goal, direction, or unsure of what to focus on during their horse time... the answer is always the same, "Refinement." Irrelevant of if you ride for pleasure or are competitive (or if you only work with your horse from the ground,) every interaction is Opportunity for improving your and the horse's skills.

"What should I focus on next with my horse?"

I frequently hear this question or am asked by students or other equine enthusiasts struggling with having a goal, direction, or unsure of what to focus on during their horse time... the answer is always the same, "Refinement." Irrelevant of if you ride for pleasure or are competitive (or if you only work with your horse from the ground,) every interaction is Opportunity for improving your and the horse's skills.

Horse Skills- Common Missing Tool

 

"Following a Feel"

Those words had no value to me in my initial years of riding (groundwork was nonexistent.) I interacted with the horse offering unintentional, continuous tension- on the lead rope, on the rein, in my leg, etc. There was never a pause, time for mental processing, recognizing separating directing the thought from movement, adaptability in my aids or any conscious release of pressure towards the horse (other than during a jump.)

PC Jen Landis

April Livestreams Replay

 

Learning Horse Skills or Tasks Dear Sam: Horse Help

 Are you having problems with your horse's behavior? Trying to learn horse skills but getting unwanted equine responses?

Watch this horse learning video in the Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series by Alternative Horsemanship™ The Remote Horse Coach that addresses commonly misunderstood and overlooked aspects of learning the horse skills needed to help create long-term changes in the horse's behavior leading to reasonable and safe interactions.

 Watch HERE

Developing a Fulfilling Equine Experience

 Mindset Motivation

I often share this quote as I work to help educate folks to be more supportive of their horses.

Horse Learning Goals Tips and Insight by Alternative Horsemanship™

 Horse Goals and Looking ahead to New Year
A lot of people have a lot going on in their lives, and limited time with the horse. I suggest to students to get a journal (no, you will not be writing pages and pages) to "track" their equine interactions. Writing experiences, thoughts, questions (it doesn't have to be coherent to anyone but you) can often help "organize" some of the chaotic thoughts and questions one may have about their equine interactions.

Horse Learning- Giving you and your horse a gift

 

I've recently had quite a few older horsemen reach out in response after seeing some of the videos I have been posting, sharing "what" it can look like when we offer the horse time to think, search, and try. It has been the stimulus for private conversations with equine professionals worldwide as they struggle with their teaching abilities to convey (i.e. get owners to believe and commit to) the "how" to offer/give oneself permission (and the horse) time to observe, learn, experiment, try, process, grow, and evolve on their horse-learning journey.

Alternative Horsemanship™ December Livestreams

 

 

Join the Alternative Horsemanship Locals community to watch. Replays available throughout the month.

Horse Maturity- Is the horse too young?

 Gentle Reminder...

Although most equine enthusiasts want to do right by their horse, many people are pushed into starting to ride horses at far too young of an age.

Human Emotions and Horse Problems

 Emotions have been "high" here in the USA... and the residual effects will remain. Some folks are feeling very confident, while others are devastated. Either way, many equine enthusiasts "seek refuge" in spending time with their horse as a reprieve from politics, daily life stresses, and the future unknowns...

Alternative Horsemanship™ Horse Learning- Mindset

  Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

Horse Learning Mindset

Horsemanship and Horse Rider Tips - Recognizing how one's perspective and mindset affect the quality of the equine interaction. Addressing commonly overlooked horse learning opportunities that either build the human and horse's confidence, trust, willingness, and adaptability or increase their defensiveness.

Click the link to watch on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel.

Horse tips & Motivation

"It is okay that you aren't the horse trainer, your horse still recognizes your efforts." 

A while back I was discussing with a long-time clinic host, the evolving journey of self-growth folks unintentionally experience as they strive to become better partners for their horses.

Horse Learning Skills

 Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series

In this horse learning video, Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach discusses challenges equine enthusiasts face and how their mindset influences their ability to learn. This episode shares insight into overlooked aspects of how the human approaches horse interactions that create unwanted horse behaviors and resistant responses. Watch now 

 #alternativehorsemanship #horse #horseridingtraining #horsetraining 

Horse Skills Refinement Opportunities

 

Horse Skills Refinement 

So many everyday horse interactions lead to mindless patterns that unintentionally teach the equine unwanted responses, avoidance, and defensiveness toward human communication. Taking that extra minute or changing the path can allow for a check-in opportunity to assess (and address) the horse's mental, emotional, and physical state. Do so, is what contributes to developing reasonable, adaptable horses. 

 The sorrel horse arrived a few weeks ago chaotic, anticipative, tension-filled, and defensive towards human communication.

Mindful vs Mind Full Horse Interactions

 

Anticipation...in the human

 

A common challenge many equine enthusiasts face is struggling with the anticipation of "what will happen" when with their horse.

 

There is a fine line of being aware of your surroundings, and things that are occurring at the moment, but to also not fixate on these and the potential outcome.

Horse Learning

 "People can only meet you at the depths in which they meet themselves," The Art of Noticing

I find this amplified in observing those on "the horse journey." The availability of a person curious and committed to learning, searching, trying, and experimenting to improve their horse skills is relative to their current mental and emotional state.

Same with their choice to neutrally acknowledge and believe the horse's feedback reflecting holes in his education or triggers in what he experiences during human interactions. Seeing it as insight of where or what to address to help the horse through defensiveness or fear... or the more common approach of quashing and critiquing his communication, because of how it makes the person feel.

Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach September Livestreams

 

I often hear people talking about how it feels like they're guessing with their horse, they don't know where to start, or they don't know where/why things fall apart, creating unwanted equine behaviors.

 

The goal of this 2-part livestream is to help adjust the human perspective on how they observe the horse. Then to connect how their Observations can lead to developing Adaptable horse skills, to address the equine in both a real time and relevant manner.

 

Observation Opportunities

Sept 7th 9am pdt

 

Adaptable Interactions

Sept 14th 9am pdt

 

Click the link  to join in.