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Trail Riding Foundational Groundwork

This video is from our On The Trail Horsemanship Clinic in Spokane, WA and includes different students working through a variety of communication challenges. This is a unique clinic, as rather than being based in an arena, it is based mostly out ‘on the trail’ with diverse terrain to ride over. The groundwork skills are useful for building a better rapport through improved communication, trust and understanding, as well as having the practical ability to be effective and safe when dealing with real-life situations where you’re working your horse over or through something on the ground.

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Filling in Fundamental Holes

This video is with a young horse who is quite quiet – except when he isn’t. This is a common situation and surprises the owners, as they think they have a quiet & laid back horse, but the horse is lacking understanding and experience to be responsive when actually troubled. Watch to learn how to approach this on the ground to help fill in these holes.

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Problem Solving – Desensitization Vs. Acceptance part 2

In this series (this is part 2 of 2), we take a closer look at the idea of “desensitization” and the common approaches that often leave big holes in our horses’ understanding and trust. Watch these videos to learn what acceptance actually looks like, avoid the pitfalls of the “cookie cutter” approach and develop both confidence and your horse’s ability to find his way back to you when he is bothered or worried by something.

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Problem Solving – Desensitization Vs. Acceptance part 1

In this series, we take a closer look at the idea of “desensitization” and the common approaches that often leave big holes in our horses’ understanding and trust. Watch these videos to learn what acceptance actually looks like, avoid the pitfalls of the “cookie cutter” approach and develop both confidence and your horse’s ability to find his way back to you when he is bothered or worried by something.

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“Fixing The Foodie” – Horse Eating While Working

Whether you are riding out on the trail, working on the farm/ranch or having a groundwork session in the pasture – a horse who is concentrating on eating instead of communicating with you can be frustrating to say the least. Learn how to gain your horses attention through clarity and consistency and break the “grass habit” of eating while you are working with them.

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The “Cookie Cutter” Horse – part 2

A horse gets “cookie cuttered” when a person takes the common approaches (that are often over taught) and applies them mechanically or repetitively without fully understanding the principles and purposes behind certain techniques and the progression these techniques are to be a part of. This most often results in a horse that is either bothered, mechanized, disconnected or dull rather than being engaged in a meaningful conversation. In this video, we work on these issues with a young stallion who needed re-started.

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The “Cookie Cutter” Horse – part 1

A horse gets “cookie cuttered” when a person takes the common approaches (that are often over taught) and applies them mechanically or repetitively without fully understanding the principles and purposes behind certain techniques and the progression these techniques are to be a part of. This most often results in a horse that is either bothered, mechanized, disconnected or dull rather than being engaged in a meaningful conversation. In this video, we work on these issues with a young stallion who needed re-started.

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