Horse Rehab, ReEducation & Training
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Pressure & Release Part 2
The reality is that many riders feel like they are begging for the horse to acknowledge them. Other folks’ approach is to “make” the horse do something through physical dominance; this fuels the horse’s defensiveness. Then there are riders who learn to work “around” the horse, limiting what they ask of them to avoid potential resistance or conflict.
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Is the horse mentally present?
The Remote Horse Coach discusses tips into recognizing horse behavior during the interaction reflecting the horse's mental presence, thinking, learning and ability to retain.
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Spooky and highly reactive horses
Beginning of the week thoughts... Someone was asking about a highly reactive Thoroughbred and how fix his spooking issues, even after he had been at a trainer for two months.
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Does your horse have a hard time interacting in a herd?
In this episode, the Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey discusses how groundwork with the horse can teach the equine to learn how to think through scenarios before physical reacting. This helps give the horse skills to function successfully in a herd. Also sharing tips on common areas lacking in the horse's education, leaving him defensive toward human communication.
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New videos are posted every Friday.
Stop Overwhelming Yourself
It is very easy to become overwhelmed by everything that "isn't" or is challenging, frustrating, and exhausting with the horse.
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.
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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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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 "Purging" horse
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?