Subscribe to my
Posts
Comments
or click get my Blog via Email and receive FREE excerpts from my book!

Tag Archive 'bond'

Horses respect politeness so much that when a horse corrects rudeness in their herd, they feel a deeper connection for the horse that pointed out their anti-social behavior. The most polite horse has many friends and a lot of respect. They have a lot of power because they know how to stay out of the [...]

Read Full Post »

What Constitutes Rudeness in Our Horse?

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

Creating a bond you can depend on.

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

Beyond the Whisper

This winter I have been working to complete my next book on the Waterhole Rituals. If you are new to my blog and do not know of my work and Methods, I thought I’d share with you the first page of my book and then you can ask me questions on the subject of the [...]

Read Full Post »

In today’s classroom there are some things I want to share and a book I would like to recommend that you can read at this time with your horse, if the weather will permit. I will give you the 5th Ueberstreichen Exercise next Tuesday because it is time for us to pause, reflect and witness [...]

Read Full Post »

Starting with the Uberstreichen Exercises

Today I would like to share with you a video by one of my students using the Uberstreichen Exercises. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
This video clip I made yesterday.
I put the camera up in a tree and started. Before starting I have been reading on Carolyn’s UE Thursday blog and [...]

Read Full Post »

Liberty Training to Riding Your Horse

I have many friends who are trainers, coaches and skilled riders, who I enjoy talking with on the subject of horses and how to get along with them. Yesterday morning I was having a conversation on the phone with Vincent Spiaggia a friend of mine who is a lifetime student of horses and teacher of [...]

Read Full Post »

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

My Manifesto for 2010!

I want to thank you for reading my blog over this past year. I believe you are a part of a group of equestrians who are on the cutting age in supporting the horse’s journey with humans. It is an ongoing pleasure for me to be on this journey with you.
I know many of you [...]

Read Full Post »

This is one of my favorite stories from my own experiences growing up with horses. This is a quick version of a story that will be out in my next book, a how-to book on the Waterhole Rituals.
The story offers a formula in “How to get what you want from a horse”. Let’s say you [...]

Read Full Post »

Next »