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Horse Problems "Help, I bought the wrong Horse" Part 2

Horse Trainer advice and tips discussing horse owner decisions and choices after being misled by horse sellers and buying an unsuitable, inappropriate, or dangerous horse. Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series Horse Help- Part 2 Watch Horse Problems or Problem Horses Part 1 here

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Helping the Horse: Equine Training Tips

Empathy + Horses 🚫= Weakness

There comes a point...

You can double down increasing pressure, severity of tack, and demanding obedience, all the while hoping "it" works...

Or, you choose to change.

It really is that simple.

Need Horse Help? Experiencing Unwanted, Resistant, or Dangerous Horse Behaviors

Need help with your horse? Not understanding the horse's behavior?

Feeling frustrated and overwhelmed when with your horse? Having problems with your horseback riding?

Learn how The Remote Horse Coach can help you understand horse behavior, refine your awareness, improve your communication, build your confidence, and increase your horse's trust, try, and reasonableness in offering safe behaviors.

Horse Problems or Problem Horses

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
Horse Problems or Problem Horses
Part 1
Horse Trainer Help and advice in buying a horse and learning how to make good decisions when purchasing your next equine to eliminate expensive and potentially dangerous mistakes.
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Horses and Training Approaches Helping or Hurting the Equine Partnership?

What is the most common issue I see sabotaging the human & horse partnership?
Containment
I define it as: When a person is physically trying to "stop" an unwanted equine behavior, which is usually the symptom and not the underlying "issue," without acknowledging and addressing all the constant equine communication reflecting holes in the horse's education or understanding.
How many times have you heard things like:
Block the horse's __...
Don't let him __...
Make him _...
When a person attempts to block, hold, or "drive" a horse they are addressing the horse's physical movement.
His movement reflects his thought, such as:
The scenario is creating stress or pressure so he protects himself with run/bolt/spook...

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Self-Awareness vs Masking Unwanted Horse Behaviors

In an attempt to show kindness, folks try to pacify, mask and cloak unwanted interactions with the horse. Unfortunately, not "digging in" to what is contributing to the horse's unwanted behaviors, and instead "going along with the horse" tends to teach the horse to "take over" in situations he is unsure about. 

Defensive & Fearful Horse Behavior

Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach discusses recognizing signs of Defensive & Fearful Horse Behavior in response to Horse Training Methods creating distrust.

Helping the Traumatized and Fearful Horse Part 3

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series

Helping the Traumatized & Fearful Horse

Part 3

Horse trainer Thoughts & Perspective on the contributing Horse Training practices that create Traumatized and Fearful Horse leading to increasingly dangerous and unwanted equine behaviors.

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Helping the Traumatized & Fearful Horse part 2

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series

Helping the Traumatized Horse Part 2

Horse trainer Thoughts & Perspective on the contributing Horse Training practices that create Traumatized and Fearful Horse leading to increasingly dangerous and unwanted equine behaviors. Part 2 Watch Part 1 Here All new access to Exclusive LIVE Content with Q & A Opportunities In-Person Horse Learning Distance Horse Coaching & Consultations Alternative Horsemanship Video Catalog

Riding Horses in Real Time- Learning to stay mentally present

Riding in Real Time

During moments of unexpected or unwanted equine behavior, the human often tries to understand why "it" is happening. The reality is while their brain is desperately trying to process and search for understanding of the horse's behavior (often feeling like they are guessing,) they don't recognize how long they are leaving or "abandoning" the horse with their lack of communication while trying to sort their thoughts.

Understanding Horses- The Human Emotional Filter

The Human Emotional Filter

Frequently I've had posts shared with me about how "cute" something is in a horse, mule, or donkey's behavior. Unfortunately, when folks filter their interpretation of an animal's behavior with human emotions, it clouds their judgment in learning, recognizing, or believing what the animal was experiencing and communicating.

Horse Trainer Advice: Build Trust in the Fearful Horse Part 1

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series

Build Trust in the Traumatized Horse Part 1

Horse trainer Thoughts & Perspective on the Traumatized and Fearful Horse, building trust to replace unwanted equine behaviors.

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