Posted in Misc on Jan 12th, 2010
Hello. Today I have a story for you about the power of patience, persistence and also respect, which I hope you will find very revealing.
I was once asked to work with a well-bred warm blood mare who was extremely dangerous to be around. She would charge open-mouthed, intending to bite hard, at whoever came [...]
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Posted in Advice on Apr 16th, 2009
Hi and thank you for all your lovely stories, photo’s and videos from Tuesday about working with my Method. Sorry if I haven’t replied to you yet, I will try and get to you.
It is only natural when we learn something new to have many questions and I know how frustrating it is not [...]
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Posted in Misc on Apr 2nd, 2009
Hello and thank you for all your comments and I will be writing some blog posts soon about my Uberstreichen excercises as so many of you were asking about them. Before then though, I’d like to tell you a little more about my vision for my school.
The program’s study will center around three wild horse [...]
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Posted in Misc on Mar 26th, 2009
Earlier on the blog, sometime in January, I introduced the idea of a school or educational center called the “Sorraia Center”. For those of you that are interested in the school and the ideas I have for it, I have written about it here and will continue to develop the direction of its studies and [...]
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Posted in Misc on Jan 20th, 2009
The Sorraia Center for Equine Facilitated Learning
At the end of 2008, an apprentice student Virginia Vassette came to me and presented architectural plans for a horsemanship school I had talked to her about in our Self Realization and spiritual evolution course. Virginia put my dream down on paper as her project design for her graduation [...]
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Posted in Advice on Dec 16th, 2008
Hi. I find that treats are an enjoyable way to socialize a horse to have a reliable character and willing attitude in his performances. Offering treats to horses may be the surprise answer to creating a magical connection with them!
Most trainers are against offering a horse treats for many good reasons. The most common is [...]
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Posted in Advice on Jun 11th, 2008
Hi. Someone asked me recently about clicker training and what I thought of it. Well, the fact of the matter is, I do not use clicker training.
I am not about tricks and performance as much as I am about preparing a horse to accept training. Equally important to me are relationship bonding and connection [...]
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