Assessing & Understanding Equine Behavior


 *Assessing the Horse -Understanding Equine Behavior & Eliminating the Guessing 

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

Learn how to recognize the horse's communication to understand equine behavior, what to address to build his trust, and how to improve reasonable behaviors. 

All new episode on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel 

Horses Mirroring Human Tension


 Learn how physical tension in the human limits quality equine communication with the horse that creates fearful, reactive, unwanted, and defensive horse behaviors. All new Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series sharing trainer tips

*Tension Limiting Quality Communication with the Horse

Watch the all NEW Alternative Horsemanship YouTube video. 

Understanding Unwanted Horse Behavior

 Horses don't just "do" that...

What if we recognized and addressed the initial signs of concerned, fearful, or defensive equine behaviors before they erupted into things like:

Bucking

Bolting

Kicking

Spooking

"Over-reaction"

Biting

Fixating

Fleeing movement

Biting at the Air

Pawing

Jigging

Stomping

Weaving

Horse Problems- When things dont go as planned

Horse Problems- When things don't go as planned 



Some days everything may go as planned with the horse, and other days nothing does. My personality is to "will" things to happen; it has taken a lot of years and daily intention to realize that approach wasn't going to work when it came to my interactions with horses.

Refining Horse Communication : Dear Sam: Horse Help

 

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

Refining the Horse Communication

Horse Trainer advice to improve horse communication, increase awareness and understanding of equine behaviors, and acknowledge mental and emotional changes in animal reflected in his 


Are you teaching your horse to Quit?

 Are you teaching your horse to Quit?



Nothing is random when a horse does it. You may not know why the horse did it, but very rarely was it not intentional... 

Horsemanship- Helping vs Challenging the Horse


 Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series 

Helping vs Challenging the Horse 

Learn the difference between helping your horse versus offering communication that creates fearful, reactive, and defensiveness behaviors.

New videos Fridays on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel