Showing posts with label horse training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horse training. Show all posts

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *The Horse's Re-education

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 
*The Horse's Re-education 

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on the re-education of a horse and many of the challenges that owners face in discovering where to start to help the horse become trusting, confident, and willing. 

Subscribe to the Alternative Horsemanship Channel for new videos in the series every Friday.

Sweet Young Horse and Young Dog Training Moments


Amidst the chaos, sometimes we just need a few calm moments...Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares a glimpse into a calm moment of helping a young horse and Dog learn.

Young Horse Education: First time Sitting In the Saddle by Alternative Horsemanship

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares the first time she sits on a young horse and how her priority is for it to be a confidence-building experience for the horse.

Preparing the Young Horse: When is the young horse ready to ride? by Alternative Horsemanship

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares a brief glimpse into an assessment of a young horse and things to look for before mounting for the 1st time in order to have a confidence-building opportunity rather than a surviving the ride scenario.

Preparing the Young Horse for Riding- Building Life Skills by Alternative Horsemanship

In this video snippet Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on colt starting. Her goal is to educate the young horse with skills that will better help him navigate the human world and all future things asked of him. It is not about rushing and task accomplishment, but rather mentally engaging a physically willing and reasonable horse.

Horse & Rider Confidence- Bad Weather Opportunities

 Weather Opportunities 



 Often when weather conditions and circumstances are out of our control or are not ideal, we tend to shy away from spending time with our horses to avoid potential conflict or issues.  I find some of the most successful learning situations are when our surroundings are less than ideal. 

Challenging and Isolated Journey of Seeking Quality Horse

In the past few weeks so many horse people have reached out from all over the world sharing heartfelt (and some gut wrenching) stories of the trials and tribulations of their Horsemanship journey.

Horse Training: Helping the Equine that Bucks & Bolts Build Confidence...



Despite a horse going through the motions of exposure and learning, does not mean that his confidence is increasing, irrelevant of all of his new experiences.

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Deconstructing the Trained Horse

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

*Deconstructing the Trained Horse 

Samantha Harvey discusses the details of how, why, and what creates the obedient and compliant "trained" horse. She addresses the potential dangers of the mentally and physically resistant horse and the reeducation involved in the reawakening of the equine.

Horses, Humans, and the Horsemanship Journey by Alternative Horsemanship...


Educating the Horseback Rider to Help Horses by Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey

The Masses vs The Individual


Over the years I've had many people comment on experiences learning from me, even after just one session.

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Curious vs. Fearful horse


Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

*Curious vs. Fearful Horse and Unwanted Behaviors 

Sam is joined in the pasture by a young horse born in the wild. 

She discusses how prioritizing keeping the horse's curiosity versus using Horse Training tactics can create fear as the young horse training progresses. She explains how this influences the horse's future willingness to participate and the reasonableness of his behaviors when doing so.


Weekly episodes, subscribe to the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel to not miss any! #alternativehorsemanship #remotehorsecoach #dearsamhorseseries

Horse Transitions- Mental and Physical by Alternative Horsemanship

Horse Transitions - Mental and Physical 

Most horses I meet fall into two categories:

*Fearful or defensive (tight, rigid movement) to go forward

*Hypersensitive and overreacting with fast, fleeing movement 



Over various sessions here are some of what I look to address in re-educating the horse.

Horse Training and Desensitizing: Quit Driving the Horse Nuts by Alternative Horsemanship



Horse Training and Desensitizing Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach discusses the dangers of not believing the horse's fear, defensiveness, and concern and how some training approaches can create dangerous behaviors in the animal. 

Addressing the misconceptions of "making" the horse comply versus teaching the horse how to learn. How "desensitizing" can cause the horse to become mentally defensive and physically dangerous.

Misconceptions of Moving the Horse on a a Circle

 Misconceptions of a Circle 

One of the most misused "techniques" I have found is how people present asking the horse to move around a circle.