All Blog Posts Tagged 'training' (233)

Creating Attentive Partnerships

Previously I was talking about horsemanship, trust and connection, which led me to ask the question about what you would like your partner to be like. Now the reason I asked this was, and this is going to sound a bit out of place, but a horse wants to be treated like a woman wants to be treated.…

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Added by Carolyn Resnick on August 4, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Hold Your Horses!

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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on August 1, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Natural Horsemanship Solutions: Trailer Loading - it doesn't have to be hell on wheels!!

Trailer Loading – It doesn’t have to be hell on wheels

My method of trailer loading is simple – if the horse is thinking about going inside the trailer then I leave the horse alone, but as soon as the horse stops thinking about going in the trailer then I start to bug

them.

Remember to…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on July 31, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Natural Horsemanship Solutions: Solving Herd Bound Problems

Herd Bound Problems – your buddies will live without you

Horses can become herd bound for a variety of reasons. Sometimes horses don’t feel safe when they are not with other horses, and sometimes horses feel they have to get back to the herd to protect them. Either

way, we need to teach horses that it is okay to leave the herd and that the

horse can be safe with you.…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on July 29, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Adjusting Your Leadership to Keep Attention

If you can keep adjusting your leadership to be more dependable, flexible, understanding and intelligent, the horse is more willing to form a loyal partnership and put a greater effort into his performance. The biggest mistake people make in their relationship and communication with horses is to not understand that the development of leadership with horses should be spent in managing the connection, bond and trust through…

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Added by Carolyn Resnick on July 28, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

My Journey to Juniors ~ And We're Off!

Chance and I have been training very hard the past couple of weeks, and I feel really prepared. Our lessons have been going great and I think Chance is as excited as I am to represent Region 5 on the Junior Dressage Team! We've worked so hard for this all year long and I'm hoping that it will pay off.…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on July 22, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Equitable Partnerships through Leadership

If you lead your horse in the moment and he feels a companionship connection, it inspires him to follow your lead like music inspires a dancer to dance. I have focused my life on figuring out how to get a horse to accept my friendship and for it to be as strong as the friendship he shares with other horses. From studying herd behavior, I have gained this connection by getting a horse to accept me as a family member and trusted…

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Added by Carolyn Resnick on July 21, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Becoming the leader the horse want to follow.

This…

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Added by Stina Herberg on July 20, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

In the Summertime

It's hot. BUT, we didn't let that stop us from riding. Saturday morning I had scheduled a second stack of alfalfa to be delivered. It was a good price and, while I may have an excess now, I won't have to worry about making time to go pick it up.

Most of the rest of the day was dedicated to doing chores. About 4:30 we convinced ourselves it had cooled down… Continue

Added by John Harrer on July 20, 2010 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Where it all began

And Tabourba Came Down Like The Wolf On The Fold . . .

Some people started riding on a laid back, seen it all before riding school hack. The kind of horse who is willing to forgive a learner’s clumsy scramble into the saddle, and does his best to interpret muddled signals from reins and legs, as the novice tries to put shouted instructions into practise. A horse who takes his succession of…

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Added by Jack Enright on July 18, 2010 at 6:47am — 6 Comments

The #1 rule that I learned from John Lyons

I love reading all of John Lyons books, magazines and articles.

I think horse training started to take on new meaning with his gentling methods. Backyard horse man took on training and got results that they never dreamed was possible.

One of the greatest thing that I learned was where his nose goes, the rest follows. Easy enough, but when you first start to learn about John's theories you have to keep reminding yourselves about which end you… Continue

Added by Roberta Edstrom on July 16, 2010 at 9:49am — No Comments

A Change of Pace

Temperatures are supposed to reach 107 by Sunday....I was up at 6 for a little work with Jessie this morning. I thought it would be good to change it up a bit, so after a few exercises, we (or was it just me) just played around on the ground. I tried to teach her to side-pass along the fence toward me. That was easier than I thought. She picked up on it quickly.

I hopped on her bareback and with just the lead rope on one side, we rode around for a bit. Then I took everything off and… Continue

Added by John Harrer on July 15, 2010 at 2:56pm — No Comments

Leadership with Horses is not about Self-Serving

My first lesson on leadership was when I was a little girl and was taught to me by a lizard.

In the olden days, the milk cartons had little tabs that you pulled up and made a little tiny hole in the corner of, so that when you turned it over, it would pour. It kind of made a…

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Added by Carolyn Resnick on July 14, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Natural Solutions: It's Just Fly Spray - It's not going to kill you!

It’s Just Fly Spray – It Won’t Kill You!

Tips for turning that scary spray of fire into the pleasant spray of relief.

An owner…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on July 11, 2010 at 12:09am — No Comments

Natural Horsemanship Solutions: Please Pick Your Feet Up

Please Pick Your Feet Up

Handling advice to make the farrier experience much more…

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Added by Lindsey Forkun on July 8, 2010 at 11:03pm — No Comments

The guest this week on Vickers Tree~Nanette Levin author of Turning Challenging Horses into Willing Partners

Cynastry welcomes Nanette Levin to the Vickers Tree this week. Horses have provided peace, companionship, an education and spiritual enrichment for Nanette Levin for the past 46 years. For more than two decades, her focus has been on starting young horses under saddle and working with horses that have had their brains scrambled by prior handling. Today, she’s learning more from the horses than ever, and enjoying the opportunity to have the farm herd’s guidance on new things every day while they… Continue

Added by Cynastry on July 7, 2010 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Bomb Proofing Horses… or Not

I have never spent much time bomb proofing horses because with the Waterhole Rituals™ I provide a horse a feeling of safety in my charge and they follow my lead without question because of the relationship I have establish with them. Before you consider bomb proofing a horse, I would advise you to…

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Added by Carolyn Resnick on July 7, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Leadership, Energy and Horse training

I am happy to share a video clip on my blog called “Free, Powerful and Beautiful”.

The video has been made after I have worked on a higher level on energy with the horses and I have taken a fresh new look at my own leadership skills.…

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Added by Stina Herberg on July 6, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Watch Poky Go!

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Added by Kimberly Cox Carneal on July 5, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

taking care with baby

How much is too much? Some trainers suggest not working the young horse too much, or very often, especially if a warmblood, to prevent long-term injury. Other trainers believe that if you're not at level 5 or 6 by 6 years old, you aren't progressing fast enough. My trainer noticed yesterday that delph is bum high, so is still growing-as you would expect with only being 4. And she is so amiable, and training so well, that we are moving forward. If we stayed at the same level, she would be…

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Added by vickie lawson on July 3, 2010 at 4:55pm — No Comments