Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach shares horse health tips in assessing the equine's diet and the potential problems it can cause in his physical and mental health often leading to unwanted behaviors.
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Potential Problems with Your Horse's Diet
Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach shares horse health tips in assessing the equine's diet and the potential problems it can cause in his physical and mental health often leading to unwanted behaviors.
Horseback Riding & Communication in Real Time
Bad Horse Behaviors or Vision Issues
Bad Horse Behaviors or Vision Issues?
Discussing some equine behaviors that may be indicators of potential vision issues. Many unwanted, dramatic, fearful, and dangerous horse behaviors stem from a combination of factors, often including an equine that is experiencing physical issues or pain.
Watch the latest episode in the Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel.
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Improving your Ground Work with the Horse
The BOX is not a solution. It is one of the many ingredients that go into creating an opportunity for a two-way conversation with the horse.

Unmounted Sessions with Alternative Horsemanship
What: An opportunity to include equine enthusiasts who have been limited to auditing, the waitlist, or are unable to bring their horse as a participant. I will be offering unmounted group sessions in the upcoming March and April clinics for hands-on (but horseless) learning.
Patterned Human & Horse Interactions
Traumatized Horses- Opening Pandora's Box
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
Unwanted Horse Behavior Help
Recognizing Defensive Horse Behavior- Saddling Problems
Horse Tips: Perceptions of the Halt
Perceptions of the Halt
Many humans view the halt as physical yielding or obedience. There is little or no concept of the difference between the feet not moving versus a horse mentally present and physically relaxed when asked to stop.
Horse Training Program Troubles
The trouble with a one-size-fits-all horse training program
I meet a lot of folks with dangerous horses who previously experienced popular "training programs."
While one program may work for a horse, other horses may need things to be adapted in how and what is presented.
But "trainers" often look for physical responses to specific tasks and have a pre-set "step 1, 2, 3" agenda with many pre-designed programs.
Horse Rider Tips- Human Mental Availability
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
* The Human's Mental Availability
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares horse rider tips on improving the equine partnership by bringing awareness to the equine enthusiast's mindset and availability for continued learning to improve the relationship with their horse.
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Links of interest:
All new access to Exclusive LIVE Content with Q & A Opportunities https://bit.ly/ExclusiveHorseContent
In-Person Learning https://learnhorses.com
Distance Horse Coaching & Consultations http://www.remotehorsecoach.com
Alternative Horsemanship Video Catalog https://remotehorsecoach.uscreen.io