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What we read into what horses tell us

February 27, 2014animal communication, bareback riding, bitless bridles, bitless riding, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, performance horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bareback riding, energetic connection, energy work, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

Recently I have been concerned about how people and horses come together, and how we “read” what horses are telling us.

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10 tips to riding horseback for the rest of your life

January 31, 2014alternative therapies, bareback riding, barefoot hooves, Bill Dorrance, bitless bridles, bitless riding, dude string horses, energy work, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, animals, bareback riding, Bill Dorrance, bodywork, endurance riding, energetic connection, energy work, equine bodywork, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine training, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, Leslie Desmond, liberty horse training, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

(Okay, if you really want to, you can get off to sleep and for meals, if you think it’s necessary.) Continue reading 10 tips to riding horseback for the rest of your life →

Working with the liberty rein over cavaletti

January 4, 2014bitless riding, energy work, equines, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, performance horses, riding, Uncategorizedenergy work, equine, equine liberty training, equine training, herd behavior, horse trainers, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, liberty traininghorsesatliberty

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.

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Working with all six senses and horses

December 7, 2013energy work, equines, healing, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, Uncategorizedanimals, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine training, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horses, OrthoHorsehorsesatliberty

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.

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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 →

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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The art of knowing horses

November 15, 2013animal communication, bareback riding, endurance, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, Uncategorizedabused horses, equines, foundation training, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty training, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

This past weekend I conducted a workshop in Corrales, New Mexico at the home of Nancy Freshour, an avid horsewoman. The three who participated were all accomplished horsewomen and really knew their horses well. Continue reading The art of knowing horses →

To saddle or not to saddle?

November 7, 2013alternative therapies, animal communication, bareback riding, barefoot hooves, bitless riding, bodywork, endurance, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, OrthoHorse, riding, Uncategorizedbareback riding, bitless bridles, endurance riding, equines, horse & rider integration, horse training, horses, liberty horse training, saddleshorsesatliberty

Recently there has been a lot of attention in the horse press given to whether it’s best to ride a horse with a saddle or not, or even whether to ride horses. This query also extends to whether we should all ride our horses in a neck rein or bitless bridle, are all bits cruel, etc.?

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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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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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