Unintentional Human Behavior to the Equine Partnership

 Detrimental and hindering things the human often "brings" to a session with the horse...

Stigmas

Assumptions

Ego

Lack of Clarity

Rushing

Lack of Awareness

Mental Distraction

Critique 

Judgment

Emotional Chaos

Hopefulness

Distraction

Avoidance

Fear

What if the "equine experience" started with first honestly assessing oneself, so that we could be mentally present, emotionally calm, and physically balanced to refine the intention, specificity, and Quality of communication to have thoughtful, two-way Conversations with the horse, rather than screaming matches.

Improving the Equine Partnership by Removing the Containment

 Containment:  physically trying to "stop" an unwanted behavior, which is usually the symptom and not the underlying "issue."

Breathing and Improving the Equine Partnership

 4 Horsemanship Tips

Are you breathing? 

When riders focus they tend to hold their breath. Talk. Tell your horse what you are doing (literally,  it also helps you keep track.) Sing to him or whistle. Anything! 

What is a Release? Horse Help

 Reviewing The Release

As with everything, there are many interpretations when it comes to the terminology associated 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. This often comes from their level of awareness, background, and unintentional anticipation/expectation of their mind "getting ahead" of wherever they are currently at with their horse.

Horsemanship: Why the Release Matters

Definition of "Matter"- Something to be dealt with that needs consideration

Timing Matters

Acknowledgement of the horse trying and searching for what is being asked of him Matters 

The Equine's Feedback Matters

The Human having Empathy for what the horse is experiencing Matters

The Human addressing the horse in a manner that builds the animal's trust Matters

Every moment of the interaction Matters

Quality Commuication Matters

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Dear Sam: Horse Help *Preparing the Young Horse for Riding

Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on what it takes to prepare the young horse for riding. She shares video footage of ground trying, straight tying, long lining, saddling, ponying from a horse and bicycle, dragging branches, lining up to mounting block, and a variety of other scenarios to help educate the horse, maintain his curiosity, and increasing his exposure.

Understanding Horse Behavior- Connecting the Thought and Movement

"Stuck on a thought" Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach shares a video to demonstrate what this looks like.

Many people react to horse behavior, without considering the root cause that influenced how the horse behaves. I thought I'd share this slow-motion version with a three-year-old as he is learning to "think through" scenarios...

Horsemanship: Teaching the Young Horse to Tie

So many people set the horse up for failure because they don't teach a horse the necessary skills to understand what is being asked of him. Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on when addressing the horse's brain affects his physical behavior to create "uneventful" scenarios, such as tying.

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