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In a recent clinic, I was teaching my riders a technique called "Hold and Wait" while demonstrating neutral lateral bend. This means we allow the horse time to soften, rather than being quickly pulled around. The goal is to allow it to be the horse's idea to bend. Many riders...
Building connection with horses is a work in progress!
As riders, we seek softness from our horses at all times. Softness is defined here as when our horse is tuned in to us in the same way they are tuned into each other, like in a herd. They are in a state of awareness (without fear), of...
Teaching a horse to willingly follow a feel is an important part of your communication and applies to skills on the ground and in the saddle.
This component of the Primary Equine Language is about moving the horse with a constant physical pressure such as your hand directly on them, the...
If there was one thing I could do all day, it would be to play with a horse at Liberty. When all the ropes and all the tack is gone I feel I am getting to the purest form of communication.
When some of my old, very job driven, cowboy friends hear the word Liberty, their first response is...
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