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About Our Horses for Sale
We enjoy developing horses potentials and abilities. We know we can’t be every horse’s very own person. We CAN prepare the horse and open doors to find that person! We take our time with the horses we represent. We develop … Continue reading
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Tagged confidence, fairy tale, foundation, horse for sale, horses, Horses for Sale, natural horsemanship, partnership, relationship, responsiveness, talents, temperaments
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Horseback Trip Cost Calculator
Nothing beats trailering to off-the-farm field trips for increasing a horse’s confidence and competencies… and nothing is more fun! We just discovered this trip cost calculator. How cool! Our F350 didn’t show up in their automatic fields, but they allow … Continue reading
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Natural Horsemanship in a Sabre Skirmish
In uploading video from this weekends’ Cavalry demonstration, I noticed another example of natural horsemanship principles at work in the very unnatural setting of the sabre skirmish: Watch the grey and the palomino. Notice their riders … Continue reading
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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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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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First Trailer Loading
Maggie the once-feral rescue mare arrived loose in the horse trailer. No one could get near her, much less get a halter on her. They managed to bribe her into the trailer with grain to get her here to the … Continue reading
Posted in clicker training, Horse Training Basics, Natural Horsemanship
Tagged advance and retreat, care, challenges, confidence, deworm, equine, fears, feral horse, few minutes, filly, health, horse, horse care, horse trailer, horse training, maggie, mare, natural horsemanship, rescue, simulations, solid foundation, squeeze chute, tarp, trailer, trailer load, trailer loading, training, transformation, willingness, yearling, young horse
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First Deworming
Maggie the rescue filly got her first worming today. It was amazing to remember when she first came about a month ago, you couldn’t even get close to her. What a transformation! Today she
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From Ginnie Lance, Berryville, VA:
From Ginnie Lance, Berryville, VA: Kirsten Lee should be considered as a top riding instructor and horse trainer in the area. As a riding instructor, she has the natural ability to interpret the needs of the horse and the rider.
New beginnings, New Goals: The Exercise
First of all, what goals did you achieve this horse show season that you set last spring? Krista and Laura, you both rode well and improved through the year. You won year-end championships while showing good sportsmanship. Kathy, you’re riding … Continue reading