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Evolutionary Horsemanship

What is it? It is a way of keeping and working with horses that considers the “whole” horse – diet/nutrition, health (physical, mental and emotional), hoof care, age, conformation, as well as stable management practices. It incorporates many methods and variations of Natural Horsemanship – but- it is not just another Natural Horsemanship method, it’s not just “round penning” and it’s not your grandfather’s way of horse training. Why evolutionary? Because we’ve hopefully evolved to more humane, communication-oriented methods of horse teaching and moved away from the more dominant, aggressive methods of whips and chains.

So what really is Natural Horsemanship? It is a way of communicating with a horse in a way that is “natural” for a horse. We use the horse’s natural instinct to illicit a desired response. We use what we know of the horse’s most basic instincts to get a response, then fine tune that response into what we want from the horse. Basic examples of this are: squeeze the horse’s sides with our legs and the horse moves forward, pull back on the reins and the horse stops.
Explore Evolutionary Horsemanship and Find Solutions for:
Horse-Human Communication
Aggressiveness, Nervousness, and Fear – both horse and human
Gentling
Safe Haltering
Safe tying
Basic horse health – vital signs, illness/pain symptoms, first aid and alternative therapies
Nutrition
Hoof handling and care, barefoot trimming
Proper leading, driving
Round pen techniques
Spooking and Shying
Trailer Loading
Ride bridle-less
One rein stop and a better “whoa”
Becoming a “benevolent herd leader”