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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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10 tips for working with a fearful horse

July 5, 2014abused horses, animal communication, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, Uncategorizedanimals, bodywork, chakras, endurance riding, energetic connection, equine liberty training, equine positional release, equine rescue, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

Horses are fearful by nature; they are flight animals. How we address fear in the horse has to be a very fluid and dynamic thing because not all horses will respond to the same approach. A frightened horse is potentially dangerous because they are hard wired to flee or react suddenly when frightened.

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Healing horses from 500 miles away

July 2, 2014abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, bodywork, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, chakras, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine rescue, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

For a number of years now, I’ve been doing distance bodywork on horses and people. Honestly, it doesn’t matter how far away those horses are, they can still greatly benefit from this help both anatomically and physiologically.

Laurie sharing breath with Starwyn. October 2013 Spirit Horse Ranch Liberty Foundations Clinic

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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 →

Go with the flow of equine rhythms

October 25, 2013chakras, endurance, energy work, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, performance horses, riding, Uncategorizedanimals, Barb Mcauley-White, chakras, endurance riding, energetic connection, equine liberty training, equine training, equines, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, kayak, liberty horse training, Lisa Westfall, ridinghorsesatliberty

Much like people have mantras and chanting for their meditations, horses move and flow rhythmically. If we can watch, feel and be a part of their rhythms rather than imposing our own modern-day rushed rhythms on them, we will find they are much more likely to want to be with us, and will be curious about us.

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When horse training isn’t working

March 2, 2013animal communication, bodywork, Carolyn Resnck Method, chakras, energy work, equines, exercise, healing, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, Uncategorized, Waterhole Ritualsbodywork, chakras, equine, horsemanship, horses, liberty horse training, Ortho-Bionomy, Waterhole Ritualshorsesatliberty

Ray Hunt used to say, is it getting better with your horse, is it the same, or is it getting worse? If it is getting worse or remaining the same without any improvement, it’s time for a change or maybe to do some things the same but add in a little something else.

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Interview with a Paint Horse

February 15, 2013animal communication, bodywork, Carolyn Resnck Method, chakras, dogs, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, telepathy, Uncategorized, Waterhole Ritualsanimal communication, animals, chakras, dream work, energy work, equines, healing, horsemanship, horses, Leta Worthington, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

This past weekend I attended one day of an animal communication workshop with Leta Worthington, a well known animal communicator who lives in Cerrillos, New Mexico. We were each to bring photos of animals we wanted to work with. I of course, brought my horse pictures, and we worked Patches.

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Chakra balancing

July 28, 2012chakras, healing, Ortho-Bionomy, UncategorizedBuddhist, chakras, Hindu, horses, Ortho-Bionomyhorsesatliberty

Chakras are an age-old way of checking all the different sections of the body energetically. They are a complex system of energy centers that travel on a vertical energetic axis along the spine. “Chi” or universal energy flows in and out of them along the meridian system.

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Susan Smith. A framework for healing—horse and human

A framework for healing—horse & human.