Tag Archives: Alternative therapies

Best Body Language blogs of 2013

January 10, 2014abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, bareback riding, barefoot hooves, bitless bridles, bitless riding, bodywork, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, EPR, equine bodywork, equine healing, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, equine training, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

I decided to go through and pick out what readers had deemed the best Body Language blogs of 2013.

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Cold hooves, warm heart – holistic equine care for the cold weather

December 30, 2013energy work, equines, healing, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, EPR, equine bodywork, equine healing, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, herd behavior, horseback riding, horsemanship, liberty horse training, ridinghorsesatliberty

In my previous post, I talked about physical exercises for horses during winter, to avoid “wild and crazy horse behavior.” In this post I’d like to talk about using bodywork to support your horse at any time, but I think it’s very appropriate right now, when movement is difficult for horses because of the footing and the cold weather.

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Managing wild and crazy horse behavior

December 20, 2013energy work, equines, healing, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine training, equines, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horseback riding, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, ridinghorsesatliberty

With the cold weather and difficult footing, horses become very antsy and get “cabin fever.”

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Be true to your horse

December 13, 2013energy work, equines, healing, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, chakras, endurance riding, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine healing, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, exercise, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horse world, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

We need to stay in our own truth. Admiring experts is wonderful, but even experts can be wrong.

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The importance of touch in horse work

December 1, 2013abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, bodywork, chakras, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, riding, telepathy, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, chakras, energetic connection, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, equines, exercise, healing, herd dynamics, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, rescue horses, touchhorsesatliberty

Touch can change heart rates, calm and nourish. Touch is the way we sometimes make contact when nothing else can work. I remember being in the hospital and having someone touch me in a healing way, just touch, not trying to move me, and it made all the difference in the world. Continue reading The importance of touch in horse work →

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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Recognizing horse guides

November 22, 2013animal communication, barefoot hooves, chakras, endurance, energy work, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, ridingAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, endurance riding, energy work, equine guides, equine healing, equine liberty training, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Traininghorsesatliberty

The closer we get to horses, the deeper our experience can become. Horses can guide us in remarkable ways. My mare Jazzie came to me in dreams for two years before I brought her home. I am in the process of learning why she wanted to be with me so much. Sometimes (probably more often than not) horses know things that we don’t know yet or that we can’t sense.

Jazzmine, who appeared in my dreams

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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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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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When should I stop riding my older horse?

September 26, 2013alternative therapies, bodywork, energy work, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, EPR, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, geriatric horses, healing, herbs, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horseback riding, Waterhole Ritualshorsesatliberty

When should I stop riding my older horse? This question comes up periodically, because at some point in every horse’s life, they get too old to be ridden. That’s the truth of the matter. They simply don’t enjoy it any more, and even if they do, they are physically unable to continue to carry a rider safely.

Riding my mare Opal one blustery day when she had a lot of energy. She was retired early because of melanomas. Photo taken Winter, 1998.

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