” Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Category Archives: abused horses
The spectrum for horse and human
There is a spectrum from 0 – 100+ or maybe more in terms of engagement and levels of interaction for horse and human.
Subtle language of horses
The other day I was working on a horse who began to swish his tail when I attempted to lift a hind leg. Obviously, this was painful for him, so he was letting me know in the way that he knows how, without kicking or biting me.
What is your horse’s self worth?
My mare Zuzka recently showed me something while I was riding my mare Jazzie in the arena. She looked directly at me and proceeded to wrap a lead rope that was hanging from a halter on the fence, around her neck. It was as if to say, “take me out for a ride.”
Do you have your horse’s vote?
What if, every presidential hopeful had to go into the corral with a few horses? America could stand outside the corral and tally up the results. Which types of horses would gravitate to what people? Would some candidates be left off to the side?
The great unknown of rescue horses
Everyone who has taken on a rescue horse, or a horse from families who have passed them on, or a horse they have purchased, but then found the horse really is a rescue – experience the great unknown.
Liberty Foundation Training: What’s the Point?
Liberty Foundation Training for horses is the most subtle kind of work you could be doing with a horse. Because it is so subtle, sometimes its purpose can be missed.
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Remembering your horse is a horse
One of the interesting things that comes up for me in practice is how people will feel that their horse can do no wrong. That he won’t suddenly get excited by a herd of wild horses in the distance, he will absolutely never step on their toes, and he most certainly will never suddenly jerk his head up and rear if something startles him. (originally published Dec. 1, 2015)
Teeth and hooves: working with the aggressive horse
One of the hardest things for people to grapple with is the fact that their horse is not always nice. I talk about good behavior and model that for the horse, but sometimes the horse does not exhibit good behavior in spite of all the modeling. Sometimes we get a dose of teeth and hooves.
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It takes a horse and human village
The phrase, “it takes a village,” refers to the raising of a child and the “village” involved in raising him or her.
