Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Measuring Success- Illusion of Expectations

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

*Measuring Success- Illusions of Expectations

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach discusses the perception of success with the horse, and what can lead to too much pressure, frustration, and overwhelming scenarios. 

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Horsemanship Webinar: Pressure points- Unintentional Human Communication by The Remote Horse Coach

Final Alternative Horsemanship Webinar Reminder

Pressure Points: Unintentional Human Communication

 
This webinar is designed to raise your awareness of the potential mannerisms you are using in your movement and energy that are unintentionally creating pressure and potentially building defensiveness in the horse.

Saturday, Feb 19 @ 11am mst
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Replay is available if you miss the LIVE event. 50 minutes of lecture and 10 min of Q & A.

Young Horse Education: First time Sitting In the Saddle by Alternative Horsemanship

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares the first time she sits on a young horse and how her priority is for it to be a confidence-building experience for the horse.

Preparing the Young Horse: When is the young horse ready to ride? by Alternative Horsemanship

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares a brief glimpse into an assessment of a young horse and things to look for before mounting for the 1st time in order to have a confidence-building opportunity rather than a surviving the ride scenario.

Preparing the Young Horse for Riding- Building Life Skills by Alternative Horsemanship

In this video snippet Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on colt starting. Her goal is to educate the young horse with skills that will better help him navigate the human world and all future things asked of him. It is not about rushing and task accomplishment, but rather mentally engaging a physically willing and reasonable horse.

 In-Person Learning Remote Horse Coaching 165+ Video Catalogue

Horsemanship Quote- Recognition to Improve the Equine Partnership by Alternative Horsemanship

  Recognition

Horse Behavior Webinar: Pressure Points- Unintentional Human Communication

Pressure Points: Unintentional Human Communication Webinar

 
How to recognize when everyday interactions with the horse cause concern and tension unintentionally creating defensiveness in the horse leading to unwanted behaviors.

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http://bit.ly/HorsemanshipWebinars to register for the LIVE one-hour event 

presentation by Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey with Q & A opportunities.

Replay is available for seven days following the live event if you can't join us today.
Saturday, Feb 19th, 11am MST

Dear Sam: Horse Help *Cute Horse behaviors or Indicators of a bigger Problem

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Preparing for Windy Day Conversations

What would our horse experience be like if...

Instead of holding on to:

-Hopefulness

-Waiting

-Passiveness

-Avoidance

-Surviving

-Self-Doubt

The GOAL was prioritizing Quality Communication with the Equine, and then presenting the Task?

Watch all NEW Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship YouTube Series episode

*Preparing for Windy Day Conversations

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Also a reminder of the upcoming webinar "Horsemanship Help: What am I missing?" Starts Feb 5- (replay available if you can't join the live version) https://bit.ly/HorsemanshipWebinars for the registration link.

The Importance of Breath- Improving Horseback Riding Skills by Alternative Horsemanship

The Importance of Breath

Many times when I'm teaching a student, if a tense moment arises, I will instruct them to pat their horse.
This is not for the sake of being "touchy-feely," rather for the release that happens within the rider when they touch their horse.
Without realizing it, they will exhale the breath they'd been unintentionally holding.

Tips for Improving Horse Rider Balance by Alternative Horsemanship

Tips for Improving Rider Balance

So much of our horsemanship can be improved in the time spent bringing awareness to our behaviors and thoughts before we ever involve the horse.
The reality is most people don't have the option of enough time in the saddle. We are often disconnected from our thoughts, and we have very little body awareness.
Many of western society's daily routines involve our physical balance being brought forward and a bit "collapsed"- such as sitting at a desk, working at a computer, and often when driving a vehicle.

California Horsemanship Clinic Learning Opportunities with Alternative Horsemanship

Horsemanship Clinic Learning Opportunities

Winding down another great clinic at Oakzanita Ranch in CA... With weather threatening to wreak havoc some days, through participant adaptability, I integrated remote and video sessions into the In-person Learning Opportunities...
Enthusiastic participants, thinking horses, a variety of scenarios, with a wide range of horses from OTTB to colts to rescues to re-education to refinement...
We don't stay in one place, practice one thing, or do anything you might "normally" see at a clinic... Adaptability, creativity, and stimulating learning environments (for both the horse and rider) to increase the human's understanding, awareness, clarity, communication, and confidence in how to best help and support their horse.

Horsemanship Help: What am I missing Webinar by The Remote Horse Coach

Horsemanship Help: What am I missing?
Saturday, Feb 5, 11am MST
This 60-minute horsemanship webinar will address six common challenging aspects of the human/horse interaction that create miscommunication and defensiveness in the equine partnership.
Click the link for details https://bit.ly/HorsemanshipWebinars
Did you miss the previous webinar, Building Confidence in the Horse and Rider? You can watch it on the Video Catalogue here

Misbehavior inthe Horse- or Pain Issues?

 Horses and Pain

Final post of the #horsehealth theme this week. Scroll my previous posts to read about sleep deprivation, nutrition, tack fit, development/maturity & starting young horses, and now I'll finish with the topic of pain.

Dear Sam: Horse Help *Equine Learning Opportunities- Getting the Most out of New Situations

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

*Getting the Most out of Horsemanship Clinics 

 Sam discusses how potentially overwhelming or unfamiliar situations can evolve into quality learning opportunities. 

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Equine Learning- Consequences of ill-fitting Tack Fit in the Human and Horse

Tack fit... or perhaps I should say Mis-Fit.

Probably ranking in the Top 3 challenges faced by riders. It is a major contributor to unwanted experiences in the equine partnership.

Young Horse Training- When are they old enough?

Gentle Reminder...

Although most equine enthusiasts want to do right by their horse, many people are pushed into starting to ride horses at far too young of an age.

Assessing the Horse's Diet- Health, Unwanted Behaviors, and other Concerns

Assessing your horse's diet 

Folks often create an initial feed program with a new horse. Years later, they tend to still be feeding the same thing, without really assessing if it is appropriate for the horse's current health, work regime, health, seasonal changes, etc.