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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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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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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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Grow body awareness around horses

December 6, 2014bodywork, endurance, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, therapy horses, trail riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, EPR, equine, equine bodywork, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, exercise, healing, herd behavior, horseback riding, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, ridinghorsesatliberty

Most people who have been around horses for a long while have suffered injuries. These injuries –unless treated deeply, and I mean with bodywork after the stitches or surgeries have healed, may continue to cause restrictions both in the physical body and the emotional and psychic bodies.

Patches with his owner, Ariana, when we first brought him home, August, 2011.

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10 lessons in horse love

November 21, 2014abused horses, alternative therapies, animal communication, bitless bridles, bitless riding, dude string horses, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine positional release, equines, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

It’s debatable whether horses love people or not. But they definitely feel very big emotion for them and about them. It’s easy to be flattered when a horse pays special attention to you and depends upon just you – even more so than when your dog licks your face!

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That horse is gonna kill you!

August 15, 2014abused horses, alternative therapies, bodywork, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, riding, Uncategorizedanimals, bodywork, energetic connection, equine bodywork, equine healing, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, herd behavior, horseback riding, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

This is a refrain that I heard recently from an owner who was startled by the news. It’s not new; I’ve heard it many times before, spoken to owners with horses who have some behavioral issue. What is going on here?

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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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Thinking as a herd

April 18, 2014animal communication, bitless bridles, bitless riding, equines, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, performance horses, riding, Uncategorizedanimals, energetic connection, equine, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine positional release, herd behavior, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, rescue horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

In the beginning there was the herd. The herd traveled as one; each member had its own thoughts but they thought as one being when deciding where to move, when to move, where to eat, to drink, what to do if a predator approached. Their days flowed together and were designed around the quest for food, shelter and space. They shared a language that consisted of body language, sounds, just thinking a desire.

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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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Susan Smith. A framework for healing—horse and human

A framework for healing—horse & human.