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Be a herd extension

July 25, 2015abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, bodywork, energy work, equines, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, mustangs, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail ridingAlternative therapies, animal communication, animals, bodywork, energetic connection, equine bodywork, healing, health, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

Like most things in life, when I learn about them, chances are somebody has already thought of it, researched, packaged and marketed it and knows way more about it than I do.

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The art of becoming horse-like

July 14, 2015abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, chakras, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, mustangs, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animal communication, animals, bareback riding, bodywork, chakras, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine healing, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horseback riding, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty training, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

Liberty work takes on a life of its own. Even when I know the horses involved, they do not always do what I expect.

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Healing the horse and human herd from within

July 7, 2015alternative therapies, animal communication, bitless bridles, chakras, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, trail riding, Uncategorizedherd behavior, horse training, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

In Ortho-Bionomy we work with reflexes, and one of them is rebound. If a body does not have rebound then it has little ability to change, to heal itself. We want to reinstate rebound in the body in order to elicit change and the ability to correct itself. That ability can grow in a being and is directly tied into the continuing health of the organism. I seek that self-corrective response in each body I work with….and in my own.

Photo by One Defining Moment, Lori Hinkle

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Horse listening extraordinaire

June 21, 2015abused horses, animal communication, bitless bridles, bitless riding, bodywork, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, therapy horses, trail riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animal communication, animals, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine rescue, equines, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

After I had some time to think about it, I think the theme of this past Saturday’s Liberty Foundation Workshop was “horse listening.”

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Pie charts and horses

May 29, 2015abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, bitless riding, endurance, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine bodywork, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine rescue, equine training, equines, healing, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty training, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

One of the issues for many horse owners/lovers is how to spend enough time with their horses. When I hear myself complaining or feeling guilty, I think it’s time to make a pie chart.

Sample Horse Time Pie Chart

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The good boy horse

May 9, 2015abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, barefoot hooves, bodywork, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, therapeutic riding programs, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, clinic, energetic connection, energy work, equine, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

The good boy horse is one who continually does what is asked. For some trainers and owners, this is exactly what they want, a horse that does not offer any challenges. For some good boy or girl horses, life is good enough that there is no need to question too much. For others, they have had their wishes trained out of them.

Patches_portrait — Photo courtesy of Katherine Hanson

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Moving in and out of connection

May 3, 2015energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, mustangs, OrthoHorse, OTTB, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedhealing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

One thing that new liberty students may find troubling is their horse moving in and out of connection. In the beginning, when the student first gets a connection on the ground, real movement together, it’s very exciting. It feels wonderful. Then the horse decides to break connection and go visit with someone else or another horse. The student looks over at me, crestfallen, as if to say, what do I do now?

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The difference between “doing” and “being” with horses

April 17, 2015animal communication, energy work, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, Uncategorizedenergetic connection, energy work, equine training, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, ridinghorsesatliberty

The Liberty Foundations are a forever thing with horses. Just because a horse has been taught them by other horses, for example, it doesn’t mean he or she stops doing them.

Ultimately we all want horses to do something specific with us. In order for that to come about, the horse will do the something best if first brought into relationship.

Spirit Horse Ranch herd

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Trouble in the herd

April 3, 2015abused horses, equines, exercise, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, mustangs, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedenergetic connection, EPR, equine, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, herd behavior, horse trainers, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

When there is trouble in the herd – one horse picking on another, or a horse or horses continually picked on by the others, the Liberty Foundations can help.

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What’s in the dance with horses?

March 15, 2015abused horses, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizeddancing with horses, endurance riding, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine healing, equine training, equines, exercise, grazing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, levade, liberty horse training, liberty training, OrthoHorse, piaffe, safetyhorsesatliberty

What’s in the dance with horses?

The dance with a horse is one of the most exhilarating experiences you can have.

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