Improving your Ground Work with the Horse

The BOX is not a solution. It is one of the many ingredients that go into creating an opportunity for a two-way conversation with the horse.

Unmounted Sessions with Alternative Horsemanship

Unmounted (Horseless) Sessions with Alternative Horsemanship

What: An opportunity to include equine enthusiasts who have been limited to auditing, the waitlist, or are unable to bring their horse as a participant. I will be offering unmounted group sessions in the upcoming March and April clinics for hands-on (but horseless) learning.

Patterned Human & Horse Interactions

Changing the pattern in the small day-to-day interactions can be a great Opportunity to safely assess Holes in your Horsemanship, refine, communicate, and build trust.

Traumatized Horses- Opening Pandora's Box

The Traumatized Horse- Opening Pandora's Box

Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series

Alternative Horsemanship Remote Horse Coach discusses the rehabilitation of the traumatized horse and an overlooked aspect to help the human better prepare for the winding journey of reeducating an equine.

Shared on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel. New videos are posted every Friday in the series.

Refinement of Recognizing Horse Behavior

 Join me in the Alternative Horsemanship Locals Community for the following 20 minute Livestreams 

February Topic: 

Refining Recognizing Horse Behaviors 

*Tension

February 4, 2023  @ 9am pst

*Fear

February 11, 2023 @ 9am pst

*Avoidance 

February 18, 2023 @ 9am pst

*Defensiveness 

February 25, 2023 @ 9am pst

Replays available http://alternativehorsemanship.locals.com 

Unwanted Horse Behavior Help

Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach shares insight into breaking down contributing factors leading to unwanted horse behaviors like difficult to catch, tack, lead, stand, mount, trailer loading, etc. Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series Unwanted Horse Behaviors

New videos posted every Friday on the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube Channel

Recognizing Defensive Horse Behavior- Saddling Problems

Understanding Horse Behavior: Learn to recognize Signs of Equine Pain along with Defensiveness towards Saddling and Human Pressure (Sound on) This mare that I met in South America reflects so many of the common "Saddling issue" behaviors I see. She had already put multiple people in the hospital and her owners could not understand why.

Horse Tips: Perceptions of the Halt

 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.