Education

I'd like to share with you some of the information I've learned from the horses. I thought I knew quite a bit about being with a horse - until, that is, I started researching and studying them closely. As it turns out, my knowledge barely scratched the surface of understanding. Their communication is so subtle that I have to review video footage frame by frame to find who said what to whom, and how did they say it? There are many misunderstandings between horse and human because of these very subtle signals that can easily be missed.

If you want to understand your horse's behavior better, then please read these articles. You'll find a lot of information you thought you knew already! I've put an introductory paragraph after each title. Just hit the download link if you want to read the entire article. And - when you have a bit of time, check the Videos page to see the horses in action. Then - you might want to be sure to look at the Products page for my latest releases in the video series "Training in Equus" plus my new book, "The Team Concept: Creating a Partnership with your Horse."

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Changing Resistance to Willingness

We’ve all experienced our horse shying away from mailboxes, trash cans, or that new lawn furniture we placed under the best tree on the farm. Often it may seem that the horse won’t, more than they will. When a horse won’t �, we label them resistant, (or stubborn, or pig-headed or ...