Self- Carriage. Many people talk about it, but the more I travel and teach, the more I realize very few people have ever experienced what self-carriage ACTUALLY feels like, never mind how to achieve it. This is true whether we are talking about self-carriage of the horse OR the rider! Lucky for you, I know […]
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Rider seat and position, the base of the riding scale, goes beyond the mechanics of the seat. It also ties in our feel, and how we develop feel to communicate with horses more clearly. We sometimes find ourselves wanting to roll our eyes when we are forced to think upon our role in the horse human […]
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Alysen Starko-Bowes is a movement educator I started working with after a major knee surgery a few years ago. I was so impressed with what I learned from her and how my body felt I wanted to share her with every equestrian I met. Since then, Alysen and I started collaborating on a project we […]
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Energy is something we are all aware of. We want it when we don’t have it and we enjoy it freely when we do. But what about when it comes to Connecting with your horses on a deeper level? How can we connect with our horse’s energy without it feeling like you are about to […]
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This episode is about the horse & human brain connection. I go over a lot of science, but also how the science backs up horsemanship principles and really taps into how horses actually think. I also explore the uniqueness of how the horse & human brain connect with each other and the relationship is unlike […]
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Synchronicity is a common occurrence between 2 beings; whether they be human, dog, horse, etc. What happens with horse & human hearts? What makes horse hearts so special and where do we feel intuition? All of this is explored in today’s podcast! Here are some research study links I mentioned in the podcast: Human Intuition […]
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There is a statement that is often used, “See the Forest for the Trees“. When you look up the exact meaning, it is, “To be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation”. The older I get the more I appreciate straightness is a BIG deal to a horse. The issue is, […]
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Once you have established getting your young horse in the halter and doing some basic work, you can move on to some more exciting and trust building exercises that will take you a long way when you are ready to ride your horse for the […]
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If you have a young horse, it is often easy to say, “ah, he’s just a baby, I’ll mess with him tomorrow”. I admit, it is sometimes tough to come up with ideas on what to do with a young horse, and I have […]
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In celebration of our very own Buster McLaury being chosen as the 2014 Horseman’s Reunion most admired Horseman, I want to share with you a podcast of a story he shared with a group on a rainy day. The funny thing is, half of the group wasn’t even listening. Why listen? It wasn’t pertaining to […]
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