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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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Through an open gate

April 27, 2015healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, mustangs, OrthoHorse, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedanimals, energetic connection, energy work, equine healing, equine liberty training, equines, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse traininghorsesatliberty

Horses generally love an open gate. An open gate even if it’s one they’ve been through before, signifies something different, something to be curious about. Going places. Perhaps the grass tastes different there, or there will be an adventure.

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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.

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10 tips for working with a fearful horse

April 15, 2015Uncategorizedhorsesatliberty

I’m reblogging this post from a year ago, since this week has been pretty busy with the Spring Liberty Foundations Clinic in Oklahoma. Stay tuned for Friday’s blog that will cover some of our experiences and photos of the recent clinic!

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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Horses with their own world

March 21, 2015Uncategorizedhorsesatliberty

Last weekend when my grandson Kaiden came out to see the horses in their new location, he said, “they have their own world now.” The place has no grass but lots of trees and interesting places to explore. It’s very big, I’m not sure what it would be considered in acreage, and has hills and varied terrain.

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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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The horse/human care priority list

February 27, 2015bareback riding, bitless bridles, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, endurance riding, energy work, equine, equine positional release, equine rescue, equine training, exercise, healing, herd behavior, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

One day some years ago I was riding my gelding Khami at a fast trot along some side trails, then dropping into a sweet arroyo, then swooping back out of the sand to head up a rocky hillside. The light and shadows created by low hung branches played across the canyon, the sun kissed the tips of my horse’s flying black mane as we moved along together, feeling as one, like we had done for so many miles before.

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The horse’s self-image

February 21, 2015abused horses, animal communication, bareback riding, bitless bridles, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, OrthoHorse, riding, therapeutic riding programs, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedequine rescue, equine training, equines, exercise, grazing, healing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

The horse’s self-image is something that we don’t really talk about because it’s hard to envision the horse looking at himself. I would venture to say the horse sees from the inside out because he feels himself in his skin. His nature is like an orb shining from the inside out from his heart through his skin.

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Not all hearts and roses with horses

February 15, 2015animal communication, bareback riding, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedenergetic connection, energy work, equine, equine healing, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine training, equines, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

My Valentine’s Day message is: it’s not all “hearts and roses” with horses!

Students may embrace Liberty Foundations and find their horse miraculously comes into relationship. Horse owners are in heaven thinking that they’ve achieved this blissful state with their horse so easily.

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Susan Smith. A framework for healing—horse and human

A framework for healing—horse & human.

Category Archives: Uncategorized

Moving in and out of connection

Through an open gate

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

10 tips for working with a fearful horse

Trouble in the herd

Horses with their own world

What’s in the dance with horses?

The horse/human care priority list

The horse’s self-image

Not all hearts and roses with horses