Do you have an ear pinner? Why do horses pin their ears at you?
P for pinning – the ears, that is!
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Best Body Language blogs of 2013
I decided to go through and pick out what readers had deemed the best Body Language blogs of 2013.
Working with the liberty rein over cavaletti
This week I posted a video of Jazzmine going over cavaletti using only the liberty rein. In the past, I have taken her over cavaletti at liberty with just a halter, to guide her if she loses her connection with me. This is our first exercise with the liberty rein.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dEkR5PHAX0&w=560&h=315]Continue reading Working with the liberty rein over cavaletti
Managing wild and crazy horse behavior
With the cold weather and difficult footing, horses become very antsy and get “cabin fever.”
Be true to your horse
We need to stay in our own truth. Admiring experts is wonderful, but even experts can be wrong.
Working with all six senses and horses
Touch, hearing, sight, scent, taste: the five senses? I wrote about touch last week. It is only one sense that a horse experiences. I would also add “feel/vibrations” to the list, because it isn’t just physical touch, it’s the sixth sense that something or someone is out there, or that horses feel it through the earth.
Ten horsey things to be thankful for
Usually I don’t do seasonal blogs but this year, it feels special to list a number of horsey things I’m thankful for.
Recognizing horse guides
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.
How do I build trust with my horse? – Liberty Foundations Clinic at Spirit Horse Ranch
“Both equines and humans learned to overcome fear and step into trust and love. Hope you enjoy the picture of you and beautiful Starwyn.” – Lisa Malone
“Every time I close my eyes even for a moment I see those beautiful horses faces.” – Lucy Taylor
The Kamikaze behavior of horses
Recently I had a client horse who broke his jaw. This is how it happened: he was clenching his teeth around a bar of his stall door, while his forefeet were on a ledge of that same door. He dropped one foot down and neglected to release his teeth from the bar of the stall. This action broke his jaw on the side of the mandible.
