Ponying the horse can be a great learning opportunity. Before doing so, the "tools" in how you communicate must be established so that they have value to the ponied horse.
While ponying the Conversation should be presented through the lead rope, not using the rider's horse to spatially move the ponied equine around. If presented with clarity it can be a wonderful confidence-building opportunity.
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Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series *The Starting Point
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective and another all new episode in the
Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series
addressing
*The Starting Point in the communication with the horse to decrease unwanted equine behaviors and increase their adaptability.
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4 Horse Rider Tips to improve Equine Partnership
Alternative Horsemanship with SamanthaHarvey the Remote Horse Coach shares these 4 tips to improve the equine partnership.
Unintentional Human Behavior to the Equine Partnership
Detrimental and hindering things the human often "brings" to a session with the horse...
Stigmas
Assumptions
Ego
Lack of Clarity
Rushing
Lack of Awareness
Mental Distraction
Critique
Judgment
Emotional Chaos
Hopefulness
Distraction
Avoidance
Fear
What if the "equine experience" started with first honestly assessing oneself, so that we could be mentally present, emotionally calm, and physically balanced to refine the intention, specificity, and Quality of communication to have thoughtful, two-way Conversations with the horse, rather than screaming matches.
Improving the Equine Partnership by Removing the Containment
Containment: physically trying to "stop" an unwanted behavior, which is usually the symptom and not the underlying "issue."
Breathing and Improving the Equine Partnership
4 Horsemanship Tips
Are you breathing?
When riders focus they tend to hold their breath. Talk. Tell your horse what you are doing (literally, it also helps you keep track.) Sing to him or whistle. Anything!
What is a Release? Horse Help
Reviewing The Release
As with everything, there are many interpretations when it comes to the terminology associated with horses. I try to be clear and precise in the words that I'm offering, but there still can be a gray area in the human student's understanding. This often comes from their level of awareness, background, and unintentional anticipation/expectation of their mind "getting ahead" of wherever they are currently at with their horse.
Horsemanship: Why the Release Matters
Definition of "Matter"- Something to be dealt with that needs consideration
Timing Matters
Acknowledgement of the horse trying and searching for what is being asked of him Matters
The Equine's Feedback Matters
The Human having Empathy for what the horse is experiencing Matters
The Human addressing the horse in a manner that builds the animal's trust Matters
Every moment of the interaction Matters
Quality Commuication Matters
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Dear Sam: Horse Help *Preparing the Young Horse for Riding
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on what it takes to prepare the young horse for riding. She shares video footage of ground trying, straight tying, long lining, saddling, ponying from a horse and bicycle, dragging branches, lining up to mounting block, and a variety of other scenarios to help educate the horse, maintain his curiosity, and increasing his exposure.
Understanding Horse Behavior- Connecting the Thought and Movement
"Stuck on a thought" Alternative Horsemanship the Remote Horse Coach shares a video to demonstrate what this looks like.
Many people react to horse behavior, without considering the root cause that influenced how the horse behaves. I thought I'd share this slow-motion version with a three-year-old as he is learning to "think through" scenarios...
Horsemanship: Teaching the Young Horse to Tie
So many people set the horse up for failure because they don't teach a horse the necessary skills to understand what is being asked of him.
Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey the Remote Horse Coach shares her perspective on when addressing the horse's brain affects his physical behavior to create "uneventful" scenarios, such as tying.
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Surprising, Overhwelming, or "all of a sudden" moments with the Horse
All of a "sudden"
Nothing is random when a horse does it. You may not know why he did it, but it was not an accident.
The equine's body is a reflection of his brain and emotions.
Is the horse's movement a problem? No.
It is the result of his asking for support that was "answered" with the use of more pressure "driving" him into complying. Which "worked," until it didn't.
The equine's body is a reflection of his brain and emotions.
Is the horse's movement a problem? No.
It is the result of his asking for support that was "answered" with the use of more pressure "driving" him into complying. Which "worked," until it didn't.
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