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Posted in Advice on Mar 9th, 2010
I do not address vices like biting, kicking or bucking if I can avoid it. Fighting with a horse does not help the bond and partnership and it can cause a horse to develop a bad attitude that then becomes a permanent part of his personality. It is better to focus on building a social [...]
Posted in Advice on Mar 2nd, 2010
You do need to have a natural ability to communicate with animals but I believe that people who are drawn to my Method have this ability somewhere in them. If you have a desire to connect and especially if you are good with dogs and children or feel you would be.
This reminds me of a [...]
Posted in Advice on Feb 23rd, 2010
I have just got a new dog. It is a Lowchen; his coat is gray, he is one and a half years old and weights 14 pounds. He belonged to someone that was at Hap Hansen’s show barn, which is not too far from my ranch; I go there to work with a couple of [...]
Posted in Advice on Feb 9th, 2010
The fifth exercise starts with the horse in halt, with the head almost to the ground, on a held contact line. While you are holding the contact, ask the horse to move forward. Your horse will have difficulty wanting to do this because he has become light to the aids. In this exercise, we are [...]
Posted in Misc on Jan 19th, 2010
This was a very good question from Elizabeth in Thursday’s classroom and I thought it would be useful to share my answer with you too.
Elizabeth’s question was how the 7 steps of liberty training I taught in my first video Liberty Training are related to the Waterhole Rituals. Well, the short answer is that they [...]
Posted in Advice on Jan 14th, 2010
The purpose of the third UE exercise is to teach your horse to lower is head while he is walking. The third exercise is done in the same manner as the second exercise. You will start each day with the first exercise and then when it feels good you move on to the second exercise. [...]
Posted in Advice on Sep 1st, 2009
Hi again. One way to help gain a closer connection to a horse is to groom him at liberty. It is a lot of fun and gives you an opportunity for you and your horse to trust each other more. From the grooming experience, which is enjoyable for both your horse and you, you can [...]
Posted in Misc on Jul 23rd, 2009
A lot happens in small increments. This is where magic is grown.
At the Ranch today we were acclimatizing a horse by the name of Stoli to the ranch and developing a bond with him using the first Waterhole Ritual™. He is a 21 year old ex racehorse that is a schoolmaster in lower level dressage. [...]
Posted in Advice on Jun 30th, 2009
More people are taking a new turn for themselves in regards to their relationship with horses. Less people are prone to want a horse to serve them in some way. People are beginning to want a horse to have a relationship with them instead of looking at a horse as an object that is dispensable, [...]
Posted in Observations on Mar 19th, 2009
Today I would like to talk to you a little about mares, geldings and stallions and how they respond differently when communicating with us.
Mares can be moody. In these periods I find that if I take the time to connect with them slowly in the beginning before riding or training on the days they are [...]
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