Growth can be challenging but so rewarding.
Letās explore the horsemanship journey together!
āThe apex of perfection in equestrian art is not an exhibition of a great deal of different airs and movements by the same horse, but rather the conservation of the horse's enjoyment, suppleness and f...
Where your attention goes, your energy flowsā¦
What if we stopped focusing solely on what we donāt want and started imagining how things could go? How would our world change? What would our horses fee...
Horses have an incredible capacity to reflect back to us, not only our strengths but our weaknesses too. They are highly tuned to resonate with our internal states and tend to reflect that state back ...
In order for us to experience something new, we need to do something weāve never done.
As we set our sights on a new opportunity, itās important to realize that we are heading into uncharted territor...
Donāt discourage the try
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Try is such a precious resource when it comes to working with horses. Itās so important to recognize and encourage a horseās try, even if it isnāt something that we āwante...
āOne of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things.ā - Charlie Mackesy
The way we respond to the world around us can make all the difference in how our horses feel us. Just as we want them to re...
Self-preservation is something that horse people have to navigate often in their time with horses. Whether itās our horseās self-preservation or our own, itās important to have a found
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In working with relational horsemanship principles and bringing them into each partnership and discipline, we have the opportunity to consider how our horses feel about the work on an emotional, physi...
Connecting with our horses takes time and consistency. Connection comes with trust and builds through consistent positive experiences in varying degrees of challenge. Just as our confidence and trust ...
When we look at balance in a horse, we need to take a holistic approach.
Healthy movement in a horse starts with a calm mind and their emotional and mental needs being met, creating a feeling of self...
A lot of horsemanship is working with the dualities of different aspects of the work both in ourselves and our horses. Horses are incredible, generous creatures and will give us the world. However, a ...
Once we have built a base of connection with our horses, then itās time to begin blending it into performance work. The important thing to remember is that performance and connection a
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