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Category Archives: Horse Training Philosophy
Pick the Perfect Horse Trainer
Spring is the traditional time for young horses to get started under saddle, or mature horses to get a pre-season tune-up. Spring must be coming soon because my horse training roster is full and the waiting list is growing! With … Continue reading
Horse Domestication Reconsidered
Findings from Krasnyi Yar, the Kazakh site inhabited by the Botai culture, suggest that domestication of horses occurred 1000 years earlier than previously thought. Traces of milk and meat in unglazed pottery and evidence of bit use on jawbones date … Continue reading
Losgelassenheit and Natural Horsemanship
Breakthrough day for June! This formerly stiff-as-a-board but quick-as-a-whip little mare learned to release to the pressure of the bit. We’re not talking turn or tuck her head. We are talking release negative tension throughout her entire body. This elementary … Continue reading
Posted in Dressage... Naturally!, Horse Training Basics, Horse Training Philosophy, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advice, classical dressage, dictionary, dressage, dressage arena, Dressage... Naturally!, effective system, effective training, equestrian, equine, FEI, fr, french word, hind legs, horse, horse dressage, horse quote, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, looseness, losgelassenheit, musculature, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, naturally, parallels, pleasure horse, principle, principles, states dressage federation, suppleness, tip, tips, training, united states dressage federation, unrestricted flow, usdf
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Thoughts on Natural Horsemanship and Horse Whispering
The Horse Whisperer. Both history and the pop culture notion of natural horsemanship paint an image of the silent, mystical horseman whose mere presence calms the wildest equine outlaw. By using skills invisible to the average human, the horse whisperer … Continue reading
Posted in Horse Trainer's Mindset, Horse Training Philosophy, Horses and Life, Inner Natural Horsemanship, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advice, classical dressage, classical horse training, classical horsemanship, equestrian, equine, horse, horse trainer, horse whisperer, horse woman, horsemanship, horses, john rarey, natural, natural horse, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horseman, natural horsemanship, naturally, nonverbal communication, principle, principles, tip, tips, training
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Natural Horsemanship and Cavalry Mounted Shooting
Natural horsemanship pops up in the most unexpected places! Mark and I stopped in at the National Conservation Center for their Autumn Conservation Festival. The Center is located almost next door to Mark’s house, which we’ve been prepping for sale … Continue reading
Posted in games, Horse Training Philosophy, horse video, Natural Horsemanship, Natural Trainer On The Road!, Reenacting... Naturally!
Tagged appalachian trail, autumn, Autumn Conservation Festival, balloons, blue ridge mountains, cavalry, cavalry officer, cavalry reenactment, civil war, confidence, conservation center, conservation research center, cowboy mounted shooting, encampment, equestrian, foundational principle, free horse training video, free horse video, front royal, gallop, game, gunfire, horse, horse and rider, horse training, horse training methods, horse training tip, horse video, house for sale, house for sale in front royal, instincts, medieval equestrian, medieval reenactment, mounted reenactment, mounted shooting, national conservation, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, nonchalance, novice, reenactment, spooky horse, unexpected places, union, va, virginia, virginia division, war horse, warhorse
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Antietam Battlefield Ride
I had the horse trailer hooked up and loaded by the time Mark got home from work. We grabbed the horses and a chilled bottle of Monavie and headed down the road to meet Scott and Noel at the Antietam … Continue reading
Posted in Dolly, Horse Training Philosophy, Lucy, Monavie, Natural Horsemanship, Natural Trainer On The Road!, trail riding
Tagged advice, antietam battlefield, care, creative training, equestrian, equine, for sale, horse, horse care, horse park, horse trainers, horse training, horse whisperer, horse woman, horsemanship, horses, mare, Monavie, natural, natural horse, natural horse care, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horseman, natural horsemanship, naturally, parelli, parelli natural horse-man-ship, parelli natural horsemanship, pat parelli, principle, principles, reading skills, show horse, showmanship, solid foundation, tb, TB for sale, thoroughbred, thoroughbred mare, tip, tips, training
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Since You Asked…Horse Questions Answered
Today’s question is from Jeannie and Chris of Hedgesville, WV. “If a horse isn’t a natural leader (on the trail), can you train him to be one?”
Posted in Horse Training Basics, Horse Training Philosophy, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advice, bravery, care, challenges, confidence, courage, equestrian, equine, fears, god, guidance, horse, horse care, horse training, horse whisperer, horse woman, horsemanship, horses, instinct, jeannie, leadership skills, natural, natural horse, natural horse care, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horseman, natural horsemanship, natural leader, naturally, partnership, principle, principles, ride, riding, self confidence, tip, tips, trail, trail riding, train, training
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Study Supports Clicker Training
A French study recently reported that use of food rewards in training horses leads to faster results and a better relationship with people.
Posted in clicker training, Horse Training Basics, Horse Training Philosophy, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged 20th century, animal behavior, b f skinner, b.f.skinner, co author, confidence, constraints, equine, equines, ethology, food rewards, france and co, french study, horse, horse trainer, horse training, horses, natural horse, natural horse care, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, negative relationship, operant conditioning, phd candidate, ponies, pony, previous research, sankey, the horse, training, training horses, university of rennes, validation, western france
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Lyons, Parelli and Clinton, Oh My!
The first time I visited the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center at the Kentucky Horse Park, one of the directors asked me, “who’s your guru?”
Posted in Horse Training Philosophy, Inner Natural Horsemanship, Natural Horse/ Horsemanship Trainers, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged bedtime reading, brannaman, buck brannaman, clint anderson, clinton anderson, colt, guru, gurus, horse, horse lover, horse park, horse trainers, horse training, horse whisperer, horsemanship, horses, john lyons, kentucky horse park, ky horse park, maker's mark, natural, natural horse training, natural horse training methods, natural horsemanship, night reading, parelli, parelli natural horse-man-ship, parelli natural horsemanship, pat parelli, reading skills, secretariat, secretariat center, shopping cart, show horse, showmanship, thoroughbred retirement foundation, training, trf, true horse
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