The Illusions of the Safe Horse

Many people I meet judge the horse based on how the equine's behavior makes the person feel (safe, scared, confident, anxious, etc.) rather than having any acknowledgement or understanding of the animal's communication to learn how to decipher what the animal is experiencing in real-time and howthat will affect his future behaviors.

This leads to a lot of "he seemed fine" moments followed by excessive, dramatic, reactive, or even dangerous  behaviors.

Illusions of the Safe Horse: Avoidant Horse Behavior

Improving Horse Kills

 There are no "tricks."

Refinement of Recognizing Horse Behavior

 Join me in the Alternative Horsemanship Locals Community for the following 20 minute Livestreams 

February Topic: 

Refining Recognizing Horse Behaviors 

*Tension

February 4, 2023  @ 9am pst

*Fear

February 11, 2023 @ 9am pst

*Avoidance 

February 18, 2023 @ 9am pst

*Defensiveness 

February 25, 2023 @ 9am pst

Replays available http://alternativehorsemanship.locals.com 

The Human Agenda & Horse Problems

 The Human Agenda can often create blinders towards the Horse's Communication for so many who interact with equines.

Refining Horse Communication : Dear Sam: Horse Help

 

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

Refining the Horse Communication

Horse Trainer advice to improve horse communication, increase awareness and understanding of equine behaviors, and acknowledge mental and emotional changes in animal reflected in his 

Horseback Riders and Equine Enthusiast Tips- Stop overwhelming Yourself

Stop Overwhelming Yourself
It is very easy to become overwhelmed by everything that "isn't" or is challenging, frustrating, and exhausting with the horse.
Unrealistic expectations, hopefulness and continuously comparing ourselves or our horses to what "everyone else" is/can do, is detrimental to the Quality of our interactions and leads to less-than-ideal scenarios.
I wish more folks gave themselves permission to literally and figuratively focus on being present and addressing themselves and their horse in small segments. Each segment of Clarity in Communication can connect to the next, which influences how the "final" piece of accomplishment is experienced by the horse.

Horsemanship: Continued learning for the Human

How often do you continue to practice learning with, about, without your horse?

This picture was captured a few years back at Horsemanship clinic in California. It was a Demo Day where the 15 participants learned WITHOUT their horse. Demonstrations, discussions, exercises, etc. were all taught.