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Tag Archive 'pecking order'

The Power of Saying Hello as a Lead Mare

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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Natural horsemanship

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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The Sorraia Center – part 2

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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The Sorraia Center

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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The Carolyn Resnick Method School

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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Giving treats to horses

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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Clicker training and treats

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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