Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
*Unreasonable Expectations
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Misconceptions of Moving the Horse on a a Circle
Misconceptions of a Circle
One of the most misused "techniques" I have found is how people present asking the horse to move around a circle.
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Hyper Alert Horses
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Hyper Alert Horses by Alternative Horsemanship
Horses that lack confidence in new scenarios are often hyper-alert... This helps break down the behaviors and postures that indicate the difference between defensive fixation and curiosity in the horse.
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Helping the Dangerous, Fearful, Reactive, or Uncatchable Horses
Here's a quick glimpse into just a few of the horses who arrived for help this summer...
It isn't about making the horse tolerate the human but instead helping them learn to trust and willingly offer to participate.
Most equine rehabilitation or re-education scenarios I have are a result of ego-based human "training" attempts of "making" the horse comply. More often than not, this approach results in unwanted and dangerous scenarios for both the horse and the human.
Everything starts with the Quality of how the horse offers to be caught. If it begins with chasing, aggressive human behavior, or the horse having to mentally shut down to tolerate the person, what will the rest of the session look like?
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Pressure and Release Re-Educating Horse that Bucks by Alternative Horsem...
This mare has a history of bucking (and a very traumatic past,) so part of her re-education is to assume nothing and rebuild from the ground up.
I thought I'd share a short clip of what preparing a horse to be saddled looks like for me. In this case, I'm looking for feedback from the horse as to what may be triggering her anticipation, physical tension, or mental avoidance.
This is the first time we did this. Practice first noticing how many different forms of pressure are being presented.
Assess the horse's focus, breathing, movement, the stance at the halt, etc.
Watch for how she interacts with my communication.
What do you see? Everything is a learning opportunity if you commit to seeing beyond the superficial "obedient goal" and search for quality interactions.
**Please do NOT go and randomly try this at home- you and your horse could easily and quickly get into a wreck if you haven't established the fundamentals that go into the "bigger picture."
Horses: Pressure and Reviewing the Release
Horsemanship: Reviewing The Release
As with everything much left to interpretation when it comes to terminology in association with horses. I try to be clear and precise in the words that I'm offering, but there still can be a gray area in the human student's understanding.
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Car crash vs Bolting Horse
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
*Car crash vs. Jigging or Rushing Horse
Too many folks struggle with fixating on the peak moment of the horse's dress or unwanted behavior rather than addressing the root cause. Learn where you might be missing the initial indicators as to the future potential bolt, jigging, rushing, or other unwanted dramatic behavior in the horse.
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Horse Tips with Pippin: Willingness to Adapt at the Mounting Block
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This rescue Haflinger has an unknown past. As I've been re-educating this initially defensive, highly reactive, and distrustful horse, I want to share moments of value that affect all that follows in building his trust, try, and willingness.
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