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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Posted in Q&A on Oct 8th, 2008
Hi again. Today’s post is another question, which I think many of you might find interesting and valuable. It concerns an arab mare that is alternately fearful and aggressive and is generally uneasy around other horses. Tami writes:
Hello
I have really enjoyed reading through your posts about making learning fun for horses. I took your quiz [...]
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Posted in Stories on Aug 20th, 2008
Today I want to tell you a story about one man and his horse. This story sort of suggests that not everyone should ride a horse. Certain people can certainly ride no problems but Webster was not one of them and I think you’ll understand why when I tell you his story.
Well, Webster had two [...]
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Posted in Stories on Jul 28th, 2008
Hi. This is another story I want to share with you that I just thought about as I was working on my computer. It was again during my first job in La Jolla, California, which I told you about in blog post My first job.
As you may recall, I was hired to handle a [...]
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Posted in Advice on Jul 18th, 2008
Last week I gave a lesson to a student of mine, Stephanie, who has a Welsh Cob mare that she has been driving and riding. The horse is very fearful like the red horse that I have been telling you about and so she had started doing the Uberstreichen Exercises and working on getting her [...]
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Posted in Q&A on May 19th, 2008
I get so many wonderful questions from so many lovely people and so it’s such a pleasure to be able to share them with you.
I sincerely hope you enjoy reading my blog and that the lessons are of practical use to you. If you have faced similar challenges and found my advice useful, then [...]
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