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Equine Liberty Training: A Year in Review

January 16, 2015abused horses, American Horsewoman's Challenge, animal communication, bodywork, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, OTTB, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, endurance riding, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine healing, equine liberty training, Equine Ortho-Bionomy, equine rescue, equines, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

2014 saw the birth of the Independent Liberty Trainers Network (ILTN), a loose knit group of seven trainers from three different countries, who spearheaded a new paradigm for the horse.

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10 New Year’s Horse-olutions for 2015

January 2, 2015abused horses, animal communication, 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, OrthoHorse, performance horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine, equine bodywork, equine healing, equine liberty training, equine rescue, equine training, equines, exercise, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, rescue horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

It’s 2015! I started to write a bunch of resolutions for working with horses – “horse-olutions” I call them, and then realized: I don’t like New Year’s resolutions!

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Great expectations for horses

December 27, 2014equines, fear, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, riding, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, energetic connection, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horseback riding, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

We all want something from the horse. Otherwise most of us wouldn’t have one or work with one.

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The “no change zone” for dealing with changes for horses

November 13, 2014abused horses, energy work, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, therapy horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedequine rescue, equine training, equines, grazing, healing, health, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horseback riding, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

The changes in horse’s living conditions can sometimes make a sensitive horse upset. The things that are constant will comfort him, but the change in surroundings – sights, smells, sounds, can all make a difference to his well being. Until he gets used to it, it can be a time when new behavior emerges.

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5 paths to building connection with horses

October 2, 2014American Horsewoman's Challenge, bitless riding, equines, exercise, fear, geriatric horses, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, UncategorizedAmerican Horsewoman's Challenge, equine liberty training, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

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Seven toning exercises for older horses

September 20, 2014alternative therapies, bitless bridles, bitless riding, equines, exercise, geriatric horses, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, Natural Horsemanship, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, trail riding, Uncategorizedbodywork, energetic connection, energy work, equine, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, horseback riding, horsemanship, horses, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, liberty training, Ortho-Bionomy, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, ridinghorsesatliberty

Last year, my older gelding Khami, at 24, was diagnosed with Cushings. This is common for older horses these days. But there are many things that can be done to maintain the health of an older horse so that his organs and other body parts function well, in spite of the aging process.

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Feel invisible threads of connection with your horse

August 21, 2014abused horses, animal communication, bodywork, equines, fear, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, horses, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, OrthoHorse, rescue horses, trail riding, Uncategorizedenergetic connection, equine bodywork, equine rescue, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse trainers, horse training, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, leadership, liberty horse training, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

The herd grazes on the high desert plains, snatching mouthfuls of grasses if there are any. When they are thirsty, they are generally thirsty as a group, because the water hole may be some distance from where they are grazing.

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Picked by a horse

August 11, 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, OrthoHorse, Uncategorizedanimals, endurance riding, energetic connection, energy work, equine bodywork, equine liberty training, equine rescue, equine training, equines, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

Have you ever been “picked” by a horse?

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Who is the lead horse?

July 19, 2014energy work, equines, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horse training, horsemanship, Horses at Liberty Foundation Training, liberty rein, Liberty training, performance horses, rescue horses, riding, Uncategorizedenergetic connection, energy work, equine, equine bodywork, equine liberty training, equine rescue, equines, grazing, healing, herd behavior, herd dynamics, horsemanship, Horses at LIberty Foundation Training, OrthoHorse, rescue horseshorsesatliberty

In Liberty Foundation Horsemanship, we talk a lot about “leadership,” which is also talked about in other forms of horsemanship. Basically, what that means is that a person must earn the “respect” of the horse, which begins with forming “trust,” or some sort of healthy “bond.”

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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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Susan Smith. A framework for healing—horse and human

A framework for healing—horse & human.