Carolyn Resnick's Horsemanship Blog – Horse Training from the ground up

It is often said that “an eye is the window into the soul,” but there is little known about the possibility that horses communicate with each other through eye expression. However, there was some reference to this fact in Robert Vavra’s book, Such Is The Nature of Horses, where he he refers to the rolling [...]

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If you have not read The Songs of the Horses by Paul Belasik I would like to recommend it. I have found this book to be one of my favorite books on the subject of developing horsemanship skills through the original and organic experience. I would also like to recommend a book by Jenny [...]

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Hi and I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s Eve. Isn’t it wonderful standing here at the dawn of a new year? It so exciting to think of all the possibilies that lie ahead of us, isn’t it? All the surprises and delights that await us may be just around the corner. We just [...]

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Hi again, hope you had a good weekend. As many of you know, earlier this year I took part in a documentary by film maker Stormy May, which has recently been released on DVD under the title of “The Path of the Horse”. It’s a remarkable and fascinating look at how we view horses and [...]

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I am not against formulas and lessons in the training of horses and people. I am only against them when they are the only way you go about communicating and the training of horses.
Following formulas blindly, without question and without adjustment, can cause a person to lose their natural leadership ability, which then causes [...]

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This morning I started thinking about what causes people to abuse horses when the horse doesn’t perform for them exactly like they would like or what causes somebody to overlook the responsibility of continuing to train their horse.
I came to the conclusion that the person really does not enjoy the process of training. They don’t [...]

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Hi again. Well, I’m very excited this week as we have finally got round to putting my new logo at the top of the blog there. For those of you who have been receiving my blog via email, you will have already seen it so I hope the rest of you like it too!
Here’s a question for [...]

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I did a clinic a couple of months ago that was sort of fun. We were doing the recording for my latest DVD Introduction to the Waterhole Rituals and I was working with the participants in the arena where we were all being horses and trainers.  And I gave people a chance to work with [...]

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Hello again and welcome to my blog!
After months of preparation we are finally off to the races.
I will be writing to you on a regular basis with a mixture of advice, Q&A, stories and observations. If you want to ask me a question, just fill in the form just on the right there. If you [...]

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