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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 →

P for pinning – the ears, that is!

January 24, 2014abused horses, animal communication, equines, exercise, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, UncategorizedAlternative therapies, bodywork, energetic connection, energy work, EPR, equine bodywork, equine rescue, equines, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, liberty horse training, Ortho-Bionomyhorsesatliberty

Do you have an ear pinner? Why do horses pin their ears at you?

Ear pinning is a signal to move out of the way!

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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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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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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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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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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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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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How do I build trust with my horse? – Liberty Foundations Clinic at Spirit Horse Ranch

October 5, 2013alternative therapies, animal communication, bareback riding, barefoot hooves, bodywork, chakras, energy work, EPR, equine positional Release, equines, exercise, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, Uncategorizedbareback riding, bitless riding, energetic connection, energy work, EPR, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine positional release, equine training, equines, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, liberty horse training, natural horsekeeping, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, Ruella Yates, Spirit Horse Ranchhorsesatliberty

“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

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Susan Smith. A framework for healing—horse and human

A framework for healing—horse & human.