YOUR OPPORTUNITY- Sam will present a DEMO with your horse!

ATTN: Schedule changes= Adaptability!!!

Upcoming Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey Full Immersion Clinic at The Equestrian Center, LLC, in Sandpoint, ID

Dates- July 19-21, 2019

There have been SO many adjustments with random "life events" intervening with some planned participants that I've decided to add a BONUS per request to the upcoming clinic- here is YOUR last minute opportunity.

Would you like to audit the clinic but can only do so for a day? Would you like ME to work with YOUR horse as a demo as to what I'm teaching other participants???

If so, don't wait! Sign up your horse for one, two or all three days to be worked with by me- YOU get to audit all day as a bonus!!!

Enroll your horse NOW

Transform your Equine Partnership Today

The Backstory: Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey

All of you have varying levels of familiarity with me and I thought today would be a great day to share a past blog post I'd made... It might fill in the blanks as to why my current persistence in my teachings is what it is, my drive to help others and perhaps my story and journey might help you with your own experiences... Enjoy!

It had been a long time since I’ve galloped. Literally.

Patternized human behavior... Breaking the habit!

People and horses easily fall into habits out of convenience, laziness, lack of intention or focus and most usually out of not wanting to "rock the boat" in how they interact with their horse.

For those in the habits of patternized behavior, the illusion that all is "well," is frequently shattered the day the pattern or routine has to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

So rather than "waiting to see what will happen," first by focusing on yourselves, you can start to make subtle changes in how and what you present, noticing your habits, and improving your awareness.

Here are FOUR easy ways to start noticing and changing your own brainless, habitual patterns. By noticing these things, it can work as an opportunity for you to "mentally check-in" so that you can be more focused. This will allow you to be clearer and more specific with your communication towards your horse!

5 Ways to Improve your Horsemanship

As folks are learning with their horse or experimenting with a new way of communicating and interacting, they can unintentionally develop intensity in their facial expression, posture, energy, and movement. 

Helping yourself without an on-site Riding Instructor

Remote Horse Coaching- Today is the Day

15 Questions Horse Owners should be asking!

20 Questions Horse Owners should be asking!

Assessing and improving your horse maintenance...

Improving the communication with the horse: Five Tips

I frequently suggest to folks there needs to be a beginning, middle and end to the conversation. By presenting pieces of the "whole" conversation, the rider or handler can have an improved "real time" interaction with the horse. 

In order to help the human become more clear in their thoughts, communication and skill set, I suggest asking themselves the five questions posed below. The person's answers will help clarify what, where and when things might need to be refined between horse and human conversations. 

Supporting vs Ignoring the Horse

Supporting vs Ignoring the Horse

The Human Struggle with Horsemanship

Many times, whether I am helping a student work with their horse from the ground, there is a bit of an emotional struggle when they are trying to learn new ways of communicating, and the horse is trying to understand the different conversation.

Making Peace in your Equine Partnership

Full Immersion Clinic July 19-21, 2019

Here's YOUR opportunity!!!!



I just had two participant spots that opened up in the Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey Full Immersions Clinic at The Equestrian Center, LLC , LLC in Sandpoint, ID for the July 19-21 session.

What is Alternative Horsemanship? Visit the:

Facebook Page facebook.com/alternativeHorsemanship for training and teaching philosophies

Website for details of clinic

Registration to sign up!

These are not "just another horse clinics"- they address so many details and nuances that get skimmed over or missed when folks attend massive participant clinics and don't have the opportunity for personalized instruction.

This is a chance to truly assess yourself, your behaviors, any fears or insecurities. This is a place for you to learn to interpret your horse's thoughts and behaviors and learn life changing tools to create and offer effective communication that diminishes the "drama" in the partnership.

A variety of topics, from anatomical lectures, to demos, to tack fit and usage, to group discussions create a full immersion experience.

Don't miss out. Grab a friend and come join us at a fantastic property with abundant wildlife, epic views, for a fun, safe, non-judgmental learning environment.

Limited on-site hook ups, camping available, nearby BnBs... 15 minutes north America's voted "best" small town!

Pushing versus supporting the horse

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Working the Walk- Setting the standard for the ride

Diffusing Unwanted Horse Movement

Thought I would break down a short clip from a horse that arrived for an assessment. This was taken in the first session.

This particular video is a fantastic example of why most folks don't have accurate or quality steering, and shows so clearly when the brain and body are disconnected, what happens in the physical movement.

Evolving journey of Horsemanship

Some days everything may go as planned and then there are days where nothing seems to be able to be accomplished. My personality is to "will" things to happen, but it has taken a lot of years and intention to realize that wasn't going to work when it came to the horses.

A personal challenge was learning how early I could recognize within ME if there was a horse that was close to the imaginary line of becoming curious and interested in life, versus him mentally bailing and continuing to be defensive towards the human, and to not try to "make" him commit to a change.