Category Archives: Natural Horsemanship

Do Horses Have Precognition?

January 13, 2015animal communication, bodywork, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbareback riding, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, equines, exercise, grazing, healing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, liberty training, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

I talk a lot about “being in the moment” with horses, but I have not said much about something I’ve been noticing with my own horses over the years – precognition.

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Seven toning exercises for older horses

September 20, 2014alternative therapies, bitless bridles, bitless riding, equines, exercise, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

Last year, my older gelding Khami, at 24, was diagnosed with Cushings. This is common for older horses these days. But there are many things that can be done to maintain the health of an older horse so that his organs and other body parts function well, in spite of the aging process.

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Sharing heart and mind with your horse on a trail ride

July 25, 2014bodywork, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine rescue, equine training, equines, exercise, horse trainers, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty training, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

I have recently written about the trail in The Trail as a Metaphor for Life.

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What we read into what horses tell us

February 27, 2014animal communication, bareback riding, bitless bridles, bitless riding, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, performance horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bareback riding, energetic connection, energy work, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

Recently I have been concerned about how people and horses come together, and how we “read” what horses are telling us.

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P for pinning – the ears, that is!

January 24, 2014abused horses, animal communication, equines, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, EPR, equine bodywork, equine rescue, equines, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, liberty horse training, Ortho-Bionomyhorsesatliberty

Do you have an ear pinner? Why do horses pin their ears at you?

Ear pinning is a signal to move out of the way!

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Ten horsey things to be thankful for

November 29, 2013equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, Thanksgiving, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, equines, herd behavior, horse trainers, liberty training, ridinghorsesatliberty

Usually I don’t do seasonal blogs but this year, it feels special to list a number of horsey things I’m thankful for.

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To saddle or not to saddle?

November 7, 2013alternative therapies, animal communication, bareback riding, barefoot hooves, bitless riding, bodywork, endurance, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, OrthoHorse, riding, Uncategorizedbareback riding, bitless bridles, endurance riding, equines, horse & rider integration, horse training, horses, liberty horse training, saddleshorsesatliberty

Recently there has been a lot of attention in the horse press given to whether it’s best to ride a horse with a saddle or not, or even whether to ride horses. This query also extends to whether we should all ride our horses in a neck rein or bitless bridle, are all bits cruel, etc.?

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Maintaining a performance horse naturally

November 2, 2013alternative therapies, bodywork, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, mustangs, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, Uncategorized, Waterhole RitualsAlternative therapies, Cushings disease, equine herd dynamics, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equines, health, herd behavior, horsemanship, horses, laminitis, massage, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

These days we are inundated with information on how to manage our performance horse, geriatric horse, and what ever, usually from the companies that sell supplements. If there is a problem with your horse, there is probably a supplement designed for it.

Sharif paying attention to work done on his neck. [Catherine Sobredo Photography] — Sharif paying attention to work done on his neck.
[Catherine Sobredo Photography]

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Go with the flow of equine rhythms

October 25, 2013chakras, endurance, energy work, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, performance horses, riding, Uncategorizedanimals, Barb Mcauley-White, chakras, endurance riding, energetic connection, equine liberty training, equine training, equines, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, kayak, liberty horse training, Lisa Westfall, ridinghorsesatliberty

Much like people have mantras and chanting for their meditations, horses move and flow rhythmically. If we can watch, feel and be a part of their rhythms rather than imposing our own modern-day rushed rhythms on them, we will find they are much more likely to want to be with us, and will be curious about us.

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Just got my horse back from the trainer and…

October 18, 2013bareback riding, bitless riding, bodywork, energy work, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, energetic connection, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine training, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, The trainerhorsesatliberty

You fill in the blanks. Several things could have happened here. In a perfect world, the horse is doing great. You have great energy and your horse and you are a real team. Best case, your trainer has also worked with you and your new horse to know what the trainer is doing so that you can all work on “the same page.”

Kaiden is one of the youngest horse trainers I know - creating curiosity — Kaiden is one of the youngest horse trainers I know – creating curiosity in the horse

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Susan Smith. A framework for healing—horse and human

A framework for healing—horse & human.