Human Perceptions of the Horse's Halt by Alternative Horsemanship

Perceptions of the Halt

Many humans view the halt as physical yielding or obedience. There is little or no concept of the difference between the feet not moving versus a horse mentally present and physically relaxed when asked to stop.

Human Intention and Horse Behavior by Alternative Horsemanship

The Human Intention

Until humans figure out what we are bringing to the equine partnership, we cannot offer the horse clear, intentional, specific, and segmented communication they so often need.
I just finished teaching an Alternative Horsemanship six-day clinic and there was a student who was retelling his morning interaction with the horse. Things had not gone as he expected, and he was negatively referring to the horse's behavior in human emotional terms.

Musings of the Modern Day Horse- Buying an Equine

Musings of the Modern Horse

I've been teaching a 6-day horsemanship clinic in Southern California despite typical Sunny weather, the joke is I bring changes in the weather. We went from 70 plus degrees on day one to the high of 36 and sleet rain two days later with snow that night.
As I always teach students to be adaptable, so am I in my teachings. We happen to have multiple participants who will be on a horse buying search in the near future.

Planning for the Horse's Future

 Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

*What happens to your horse if something happens to you?

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach addresses the difficult topic of planning for your horse's future care, financial costs, etc. in the case that something happens to you.

#dearsamhorseseries #alternativehorsemanship #remotehorsecoach 

Fear of Doing Things "wrong" With the Horse

 What if I don't do it "right?"

Over the years of helping a variety of riders of all ages, backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences, I get asked this same question as they strive to improve their equine partnerships.

Horse Trainer Burnout- Misconceptions in the Equine Industry

 Horse Trainer Burnout

 The false illusion of what a trainer will do for the horse, meaning offer this neat packaged result, is ridiculous. For so long nobody considered the individual owner, their abilities, their goals, their time commitment, and most of all nobody actually considered the horse they were working with. 

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Hindering Human Distractions

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Hindering Human Distractions Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares how the human's mental distractions can have an unintentional impact on the quality of the communication with the horse. Subscribe to the series Alternative Horsemanship Channel for new horse learning videos every Friday.

Horse Rider Mindset- the Journey of Improving to become better Partners

The Commitment to Change

Every year I receive hundreds of emails and phone calls from people worldwide who are at various stages in their horsemanship journey.

There is a very clear separation between those who are seeking to learn how to work with the horse versus those who are wanting to achieve fast results.

For those who choose the less popular path of raising their self -awareness, and allowing both themselves and the horse time as the relationship evolves, it can feel very isolating.

Learning to let go of distractions and be mentally available to recognize, and address the horse and what he is experiencing, can present a very steep learning curve without a support system for the human.

At times, because this less common approach is not frequently taught, the journey can feel as if one has alienated themselves from the mainstream horse world.

I want to throw open the door for fun dialogue to offer those who perhaps are experiencing, or are questioning "the system" to help equine enthusiasts realize they are not alone.

There are many individuals around the world, every day, who are prioritizing quality with the horse, and all of the struggles, emotions, questions along the sometimes unclear journey are shared by others.

Having read some of Juliette's writings of her decade-plus journey on a path moving away from her initial traditional horse education, I think she's expressed really well what many others may be feeling.

I thought it would be a great opportunity for folks to hear about her experiences and realize change is possible.

Save the date- Live On Instagram

Join me Alternative Horsemanship and Juliette Ober ( author of the Honey Suckle Faire blog and multiple articles for EquiTrekking Magazine) for the LIVE event Saturday, February 26th, 6pm MST, 8pm est.