RELAXED AND FORWARD: Since 2010, an archive of weekly horse training essays. My dogs say it's their turn now. Happy to oblige, it's all affirmative. Including words from a gray mare on the fine art of aging cantankerously.
Common Sense about Horse Communication
The first thing to remember about horses is that their senses are just better than ours. I’ve never trusted my...
Teaching Your Horse to Relax
The rider said that her mare had an undeniable "rushiness" and was always tense. The mare is five years old...
Learning to Love Negotiation
Rule number one about horses: There will be a high learning curve. Most of us are drawn to horses because...
Mounting Block Conversations
This is Andante. He likes to have a conversation at the mounting block. He wasn't always like this. In his...
Calming Signals: YOUR Response.
Photo by Sheri Kerley I'll start with the bad news. For those of us who grew...
Concept Clinics: A different approach
I've been thinking for a while now about the process of learning. It could have something to do with the number...
Release: The Unflattering Truth
A few weeks ago, I was standing, talking with a client at the end of her lesson. She was at...
How to Defuse a Horse Bomb
Maybe you're mentally arranging your to-do list, or rehashing an imaginary rant about something that happened at work, or just...
Calming Signals and Equine Gastric Ulcers.
These are two of my favorite topics and I write about them often, but this post is about how calming...
Listen First, Train Later.
Photo by Patrick McMahan The first time I met him, he was two months old standing...
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