Increasing Human Behaviors to Improve your Horsemanship

 

Assess yourself before you critique your horse.

When did your ride really start?

Your ride should begin when you THINK about going for a ride. Learning to raise your level of awareness that at every moment you are interacting with your horse (starting with when you catch him) or are even in close proximity, you are influencing the conversation, energy and focus for the upcoming ride.

Improving Horse Transitions- Mental and Physical

 

Most horses I meet fall into two categories:

*Fearful or defensive (tight, rigid movement) to go forward

*Hypersensitive and overreacting with fast, fleeing movement

Over various sessions here are some of what I look to address in re-educating the horse.

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Equine Enthusiast Tips: Empathy + Horses 🚫= Weakness

 

There is a constant human imposition upon each other and horses...

Unrealistic ego-based demands without having accountability as to how a person's clarity of thoughts and intention, quality of communication, adaptability in energy, accuracy of timing, and everyday mindless interactions, are constantly "teaching" horses unwanted responses that people then criticize and chastise the equine for.

5 Physical Horse Skills Assessment Opportunities and Tips

 

When learning or experimenting with a new way of communicating and interacting with the horse, people can unintentionally develop intensity in their facial expression, the tension in their posture, increased energy, and tight movement.

Without meaning to, as a person is trying to mentally assess, process, and physically coordinate their communication with the horse, they may also be conveying unintentional signals to their horse.

This adds unnecessary confusion when attempting to change old patterns in the interaction.

I have to vs I get to- Horse Rider Mindset

 

"I have to..." vs. "I get to..."

I was listening to a non-horse related lecture and it reminded me of something I "knew" but I wanted to revisit more specifically.

Alternative Horsemanship™ Horse Learning- Is the Horse mentally available and re-directable? YouTube Videos

 Can you Influence the Horse's Mind?

Is the Horse Mentally Re-Directable? 

Ask the Trainer- Catching the Horse

 

Help- "I have a hard to catch horse"

There are multiple aspects in working with a difficult to catch horse that we must consider.