Defensive Horse Behavior toward Rider Aids Replay

Join Alternative Horsemanship™ the Remote Horse Coach as she discusses in-depth contributors and often overlooked horse behavior and other signs of the equine defensive toward the rider's seat and leg aids. Included is a demo video. Click HERE to watch

Clarity & Intention- Evolving the Equine Partnership

Too many people are unclear in what, where and how they communicate with their horse. They unintentionally "challenge" the horse into guessing what they want. Then they reprimand the horse every time he can't figure it out. Or they present a task using the same manner of communication repetitiously, driving the horse's stress levels up, until he accidentally figures out what the person is asking. The more the horse has to "guess" at what the person wants, the more he will tune out the person's aids or communication and can become dull and unresponsive to the aids or feel like he is "taking over" during the session.

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Preparing the Horse for the Unknown

I hate practicing anything in a mindlessly repetitive manner. Irrelevant of the discipline, there are many folks who teach that as long as there is "time in the saddle" it is equivalent to quality training. I find that by "training" this way dulls the interest, awareness, intention and focus in both the horse and human.

Human Mental Distractions & Anticipations Sabotaging the Equine Interactions

Many people get triggered by distractions and mentally go far away from where they are with their horse as they get lost in their "stories" of what ifs, history of previous experiences, or anticipation of what might potentially happen.

July Alternative Horsemanship™ Livestream Schedule

Join Alternative Horsemanship™ the Remote Horse Coach for the two-part July Livestreams discussing defensive horse behavior toward rider aids.

Signs of Defensive Horse Behavior
Tuesday, July 8th, 6pm pdt

Addressing Defensive Horse Behavior
Tuesday, July 15th, 6pm pdt

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20 Horse Health questions

 20 Horse Health Tips, Questions & Assessment

Below are some basic questions to ask in regards to your horse’s health.