The Head Drop
Asking a horse to drop their head with a soft and immediate response is one of the best things you will ever train into your horse. When...
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- Sep 20, 2019
- 3 min
Training the Rider to Train the Horse
In the horse world, there are two main types of people, horse riders and horse trainers. While trainers are an excellent option for...
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- Sep 20, 2019
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From Domination to Listening
Recently a student pointed out that my work is defined by how I listen to horses. The traditional way of interacting with horses is to...
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- Feb 1, 2019
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Positive Reinforcement
Many people use positive reinforcement with horses, instead of or as well as other forms of training (negative reinforcement,...
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- Jan 17, 2019
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The Art of Lunging
When a young horse misbehaves, the lead mare may send them out of the herd, running them in circles until they give signals saying they...
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- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is defined as the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-humans and is considered to be an innate...
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- Dec 1, 2018
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Considerate Horsemanship
For quite a while I have been trying to work out exactly what it is that I do with horses. I have called it Natural Horsemanship, and in...
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- Oct 17, 2018
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FINDING THE PERFECT TIMING - REIN AIDS
In most articles or books about horsemanship you’ll find a reference to timing. While many people are aware of the idea of effective...
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- Jun 1, 2018
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HEALTH BEFORE TRAINING
Lately I've been thinking about health and training. Recently I was working with some horses and noticed one had an enormous bean at the...
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- Mar 1, 2018
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CONNECTION
I’m sure you’re familiar with this word being used in relation to horses, but what does it mean and how do you get it? A dictionary...
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- Mar 1, 2018
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Desensitisation
So what is desensitisation? Well the opposite of sensitisation! And that’s the tricky bit, you must be very clear of what you’re doing as...
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- Jan 1, 2018
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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE REWARD
Whenever your horse does something that you've asked for it's imperative that you give a reward. This reward lets the horse know that...
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- Dec 1, 2017
- 3 min
THE CONVERSATION
When I meet a new horse we often go through what I call ‘the conversation’. This is where we check each other out and decide how we’re...
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- Nov 1, 2017
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THE PASSENGER GAME
This is a great game to play with any horse that has a rusty ‘go button’. It develops forwardness in the horse, gets snappy responses to...
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- Oct 1, 2017
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TRAINING/DETRAINING
TRAINING/DETRAINING Everything we do with our horses is training them or de-training them. We call it training when the horse ends up...
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- Aug 22, 2017
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PREPARATION AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING
This heading sounds a bit like a topic for a conference, not the horse paddock. But it’s a very important subject to be aware of when...
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- Jul 1, 2017
- 3 min
EXPAND AND CONTRACT
Here is a great little exercise that will improve your feel for your horse and your riding skills, make your horse suppler, and increase...
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- Jun 1, 2017
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THE TRANSITION TO BITLESS
I was very fortunate when I changed all my horses from being ridden with a bit to a bitless bridle. Without exception they all took to...
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- Mar 1, 2017
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The Happy Place
Everyone’s looking for the happy place. This is where life is beautiful, there are no pressures on us and no stress, this is where we can...
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- Jan 1, 2017
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Train the Brain
I am very fortunate to be able to meet and work with many different types of horses. Every single one of those horses without exception...
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