In the past few weeks three of my friends/colleagues/clients have had accidents involving equines. This is a subject very close to my heart since I have had bad accidents myself, one which almost took my life. I have begun to somewhat specialize in the area of helping people get back on their feet after such accidents, in addition to the other work I do. I really believe that because I came so close to death doing something I deeply love, it has made me able to help others in a very particular way.
Category Archives: horse training
Equine Liberty Foundation Weekend Clinic comes to Florida
This past weekend I presented a clinic in beautiful green, sunny Florida. The weather cooperated fully and we had a really fine group of people and horses in attendance.
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What we read into what horses tell us
Recently I have been concerned about how people and horses come together, and how we “read” what horses are telling us.
Straight from the heart…what do horses tell us?
Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to talk about what we think of “love” between ourselves and our horses. We don’t really need studies to tell us what we feel about our horses and probably we have a good sense of how our horses feel about us. So much of what we feel would be considered “anecdotal evidence,” yet it is powerful and real. But there have been pilot studies done on the relationships between people and their horses, with some surprising, validating results.
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How deep is your horsemanship?
How deep does your horsemanship go?
10 tips to riding horseback for the rest of your life
(Okay, if you really want to, you can get off to sleep and for meals, if you think it’s necessary.) Continue reading 10 tips to riding horseback for the rest of your life
P for pinning – the ears, that is!
Do you have an ear pinner? Why do horses pin their ears at you?
A child with horses
When I was four my parents took me on picnics in England (where I was born) to the country, and the highlight of my day was getting to see an old farm horse who would come to the fence in search of treats and a pet. I knew nothing then, only that my heart was so drawn to that horse that I carried him home with me in the car, everywhere I went from thereon, in my imagination, in my heart, in my soul.
Best Body Language blogs of 2013
I decided to go through and pick out what readers had deemed the best Body Language blogs of 2013.
Working with the liberty rein over cavaletti
This week I posted a video of Jazzmine going over cavaletti using only the liberty rein. In the past, I have taken her over cavaletti at liberty with just a halter, to guide her if she loses her connection with me. This is our first exercise with the liberty rein.
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