Often horse folks have a laser focus on task accomplishment rather than assessing if they have the necessary "pieces" to fairly ask something of the horse.
Alternative Horsemanship™ Horse behavior help, equine communication, groundwork and rider mindset. Understand the horse and develop quality horse skills to address sources vs symptoms of unwanted equine behavior.
Horse Tips: How will you help the horse succeed?
Unrealistic Horse Expectations?
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Unrealistic Horse Expectations?
Alternative Horsemanship Remote Horse Coach discusses common unrealistic time expectations during the horse's training. This episode discusses things to consider to maintain perspective on the horse learning journey to avoid creating future unwanted equine behaviors.
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Horse Herd Dynamics
Herd Dynamics
In the summer there is a continuous rotation of horses on the farm as equines arrive from all parts of the country. They stay various lengths of time, depending on their individual needs in their re-education and often rehabilitation.
One of they key aspects is herd dynamics. To be blunt, humans have "taken" the horse out of so many horses.
Supporting the Horse's "Purge"
Supporting the "Purging" horse
This question was posed by a student of mine and I thought it'd be a great way to start the week.
"During several of your training sessions with my horses, you reported that they were "purging." They were definitely different horses following this event. Could you explain what this is and how to tell when a horse is doing this.....and maybe why." Pam
July Alternative Horsemanship Livestreams
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Improving your Horsemanship
Lead Rope Handling
5 Skills & Tips
One of the most overlooked aspects of Horsemanship is the lack of recognition of how people are creating and conveying unintentional communication leaving the horse unclear and contributing to his defensive responses.
Saturday, July 13th 9am pdt
Energy & Specificity
5 Tips for raising awareness
The Horse's Behaviors often mirrors what the human conveys in their Energy, chaos, tension, etc.
Saturday, July 27th 9am pdt
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Horse Behavior & Training- Links of Communication
Links of Communication
What does the mounting block, walking out a gate, loading into a horse trailer, crossing over a tarp, or passing through a stream have in common?
Horse Tacking Up Problems
Horse Tack Triggers
Most people never consider how the horse responds to just the sight of tack or notice if there are Quality interactions while tacking up.
How to find a Quality Horse Trainer
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How do I find a quality horse trainer?
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Horse Training - The Illusion that causes Long-term Problems
The Illusion of "Horse Training"
One of the greatest negative contributors in the horse industry (to both the human and horse) is the misperception of "Horse Training."
Riding Tips - Letting go of Physical Tension
A rider's physical tightness usually starts with clenched seat bones. This tension, creates rigidity that travels up the spine between their shoulder blades, into their neck and shoulders, down the upper and then forearm, ending with gripping in their fingers on the reins. From the seat down, there's often a shortened leg position, with an outward turned knee and toe, and a clamped hamstring and calf.
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Questions for your Horse Learning Journey
What does Quality with the horse mean to you?
What do you consider as Success?
How
often do you connect how the horse's mind and emotions influence his
physical responses, versus fixating on containing/blocking/driving his
movement?
Where is your focus during the equine interactions?
Are you mentally present and available to acknowledge and address the horse's feedback? Without triggering his fear?
Do
you ever adapt your original goal whether temporarily, short or even
long-term, to prioritize first building trust, try, and willingness in
the horse?
The Horse's Eye Coloration & Muscles
Eye Line Coloration Explanation
"Blue eyed horses can have different pigment patterns and sometimes less pigment makes it easier to see their iris muscles. It’s a normal feature that you just don’t get to see very often!"
Dr. Amber Lovell DVM
Opthalmologist Specialist
Horse Training Tips Dear Sam: Horse Help
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
Horse Training Tips :
Are you teaching the horse Physical Compliance without engaging his mind?
Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach shares a horse video reflecting a physically compliant horse but not mentally present. Without the horse learning to think, search, and try, he will not be mentally redirectable or adaptable. Watch on the YouTube Channel
Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach June Livestreams
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Did you miss Alternative Horsemanship's June Livestreams?
Part 1 Anticipative Assumptions- Unintentional thoughts that sabotage communication with the horse.
Part 2 Specific Communication- discussing common factors during the equine interaction that affect the specificity of communication.
Horse Learning & Skills Tips
Horse Time Mindfulness
Photo is of a very dedicated student who wore this shirt she made to an Alternative Horsemanship clinic...
1. Many people focus (and worry) about doing things "right" and don't realize their concern has affected consistent, regular breathing when anticipating or being"hopeful."
The effects include:
* rigid and delayed communication offered to the horse
*mental & physical fatigue
* limits their physical adaptability to assess and address the horse in real-time
2. Many people offer constant negative criticism towards the horse (often after he has offered an unwanted response,) rather than communicating what I call Positive Alternatives. Offering proactive communication to help the horse mentally engage and offer physical responses that he CAN do.
Always communicating after-the-fact criticism teaches the horse to be defensive toward the human communication.
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