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Alternative Horsemanship™ with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares horse training and horseback rider coaching, philosophies, and approaches she has developed over three decades. Offering horsemanship clinics worldwide, distance horse coaching instruction, equine consultations, equine re-education and rehabilitation, colt starting, and lessons. Follow her #alternativehorsemanship on all social media platforms.
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Intention- No more Hopefulness...
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
*Intention- Quality replacing Hopefulness in achieving Goals
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on how hopeful interactions with the horse lead to potentially dangerous scenarios with the horse and decrease the chances of accomplishing horseback rider goals.
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Horse Travels- Musings on Mishaps and Emergencies Decreasing Stress during Trailer Hauling
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *Getting the most out of Horse Learning
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
*Getting the Most out of Horse Lessons and Learning Opportunities
-The story -Rider Anticipation
-Ego based instruction
-Learning as an adult
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Horse Instruction and Coaching- Tips for Equestrian students to learn best?
Here are a few tips on how to get the most out of your horse learning experiences.
Horse Transitions- Mental and Physical by Alternative Horsemanship
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.
Horse offers to be Ridden: Liberty lining up at the mounting block
Uneventful Mounting
Rose arrived defensive and anticipative about most things during the human/horse interaction.
Saddling her would cause her to get twitchy, tight, and buck like she was in the rodeo.
We did a LOT of digging out of her old "coping" patterns and helping her learn to stay mentally present and physically reasonable.
There is always a moment where I can feel a horse is ready to mount.
This was what it looked like after that moment when Rose was asked to line up at liberty at the block for the first time.
For her, the slow, intentional steps are opposite from her rigid, reactive self that first arrived.
No treats, nor any driving, or yielding to pressure. Rather an invitation for her to participate.
This moment has NOTHING to do with lining up but rather is a reflection of all the previously established "tools" in our Conversations and how we communicate that has meaning to the horse.
For many horses, asking them to think first, then move in slow, specific steps almost causes more concern as it counters their natural response to flee when unsure.
Soon though you see the levels of concern dissipate as they learn to check-in with the human if the person offers specific supportive communication to the horse.
In Rose's case, because so much of her past was about humans attempting to contain her, when I'm reintroducing her being ridden in a thoughtful manner, presenting a scenario like this creates a new experience for her.
Did I do this the second ride? No. Every time will be different.
Goodbye Calamity Jane thoughts on Young Horse Education and Interactions...
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey shares her final thoughts on working with young horses such as BLM mustang filly Calamity Jane. She addresses the human mindset and how it affects the quality of the interaction and preparation of the horse for future learning.
Horse Tips with Pippin: Uneventful Tacking Up- Quality Equine Partnerships
Horse Training and Desensitizing: Quit Driving the Horse Nuts by Alternative Horsemanship
Horse Training and Desensitizing Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach discusses the dangers of not believing the horse's fear, defensiveness, and concern and how some training approaches can create dangerous behaviors in the animal.
Addressing the misconceptions of "making" the horse comply versus teaching the horse how to learn. How "desensitizing" can cause the horse to become mentally defensive and physically dangerous.
Horse Trailer Loading: The Young Horse by Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey
Horse Trailer Loading
So many people make it a stressful, fearful, and Traumatizing experience for the horse. All from a human-created ego and urgency, often without any preparation in the skills taught to the horse in how to think through, search, and try. I'm sharing the final aspect of teaching BLM mustang filly Calamity Jane about trailer loading. I initially taught her to load and Unload (backing out) with the lead rope to offer specific and clear communication. Then I present the trailer in a new way giving her an Opportunity to be curious about.
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