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Leadership revisited – both horse and human

January 20, 2017animal communication, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, therapy horses, Uncategorizedanimal communication, bodywork, equine bodywork, equine liberty training, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horseback riding, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, ridinghorsesatliberty

In horse training, leadership is discussed a lot. If the person doesn’t have leadership, the horse will not be as responsive to them. There are people who are born with innate leadership. In horses, leadership potential can be recognized the moment the foal drops to the earth.

A breeder friend of mine once said, of certain foals, they recognized it in themselves and you as a person could immediately recognize this presence, this ability to be a leader. It wasn’t necessarily attached to physical attraction or size. It generally has to do with the presence of the individual and their awareness and caretaking ability, of other members of the herd.

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Horse-olutions for 2017

January 6, 2017alternative therapies, 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, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, riding, telepathy, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedherd dynamics, horseback riding, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, liberty training, ridinghorsesatliberty

I am not one to make a lot of New Year’s resolutions, because I don’t want to get upset with myself for not keeping them. So my “horse-olutions” are ones that can be easily be accomplished and kept in mind during the year.

Personally, this year, my holiday was wonderful in that our two older grandsons came to visit. What was not so great was that throughout their visit I had very painful sciatica. While I work with people and horses on painful physical conditions, it’s another thing when it’s happening to me and others need to make room for my disability in their life.

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What? No more riding?

October 2, 2016abused horses, alternative therapies, bareback riding, bitless bridles, bitless riding, equines, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedanimal communication, bareback riding, bodywork, endurance riding, energetic connection, energy work, equine, Equine Body Balance, equine healing, herd behavior, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

Many people have expressed to me great sadness over not being able to ride a beloved horse anymore. In many cases, it’s not just that they want to ride, they want to ride their own horse, whom they have spent countless hours riding, who is no longer rideable for health or other reasons.

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A new trail on the horse journey

August 26, 2016abused horses, bodywork, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, riding, trail riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animal communication, bodywork, energetic connection, Equine Body Balance, equine bodywork, equine healing, herd dynamics, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, ridinghorsesatliberty

” Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The deepening bond between horse and human

May 14, 2016animal communication, endurance, energy work, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, mustangs, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedanimal communication, bareback riding, bodywork, endurance riding, energetic connection, equine, Equine Body Balance, healing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, ridinghorsesatliberty

The trail followed the creekbed then crossed it, curving like a snake up the side of the canyon. My horse stopped to drink in the creek, then scaled the rocky side of the canyon and the switchbacks, a steep drop on one side, a canyon wall on the other.

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Subtle language of horses

April 4, 2016abused horses, animal communication, bareback riding, bitless bridles, 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, Liberty training, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedanimal communication, bodywork, endurance riding, energetic connection, equine, Equine Body Balance, equine liberty training, equine training, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty training, ridinghorsesatliberty

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.

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What is your horse’s self worth?

March 27, 2016abused horses, animal communication, bareback riding, bitless bridles, bitless riding, chakras, endurance, 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, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, sacred spaces, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedanimal communication, energetic connection, energy work, equine, Equine Body Balance, equine bodywork, equine liberty training, healing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horses, liberty training, ridinghorsesatliberty

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.”

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Do you have your horse’s vote?

March 19, 2016abused horses, animal communication, 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, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, sacred geometry, sacred spaces, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, energetic connection, equine, Equine Body Balance, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, liberty training, ridinghorsesatliberty

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?

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Build a horse bridge from “the way we’ve always done things” to true liberty

March 14, 2016animal communication, bodywork, 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, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedanimal communication, energetic connection, equine bodywork, equine liberty training, equine training, equines, healing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horseback riding, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

Lately, I have been suggesting people go back to the traditional “the way we’ve always done it” training and see if they see a difference in the way their horse responds. Does she like it or not?

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The great unknown of rescue horses

March 4, 2016abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, barefoot hooves, bitless riding, bodywork, chakras, endurance, 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, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, therapy horses, trail riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, energetic connection, energy work, equine, Equine Body Balance, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine training, equines, healing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, liberty horse training, liberty training, ridinghorsesatliberty

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.

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