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Tag: natural horsemanship (page 3 of 3)
I’m sure most people will find elements of their own story here. After 20 years of practicing natural horsemanship, I’ve seen it again and again. Here is my story.
When I first came to Ireland, I found it strange that there wasn’t a round pen in every facility. Back home, everyone has a round pen. Even traditional show barns have round pens to keep the arena free from people lunging their horses.
I have started writing about Finn, my recent project horse. Finn has no stop, no whoa, no off button when things go wrong.
Or a horse named Finn!
Recently I took on a project/problem horse named Finn. He is a black 7 yr old 15’2 cob. He has a fantastic temperament and is a very well put together cob, however Finn has some massive holes in his training foundation.
I was thinking about the lovely connemara in Achill earlier. He was so lacking in confidence, but such an incredibly talented horse.
We are so nervous and worried around a fearful horse, and that is completely understandable, but there is something to be gained by every horse experience.
Read about day one of our natural horsemanship weekend on Achill here.
On day two, the weather was much more amicable, albeit quite windy.
I spent the morning with a lovely woman from Achill Sound with 2 horses, a lovely big cob, and a connemara. Both were highly excitable and very disrespectful.
I want to thank Orla from Calveys of Achill trekking and equestrian center for having me last weekend. I also want to thank the spectators that braved the cold (and rain, we can’t forget the rain).
It was typical Irish weather, but we didn’t let that stop us!
Im so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with so many horses. I find I am always learning, and glad of it!
I was working with my horse, Mr Kippling today and found some of the recent lessons I had been giving echoing in my head. I am always talking about the importance of being precise with your horse. It may not matter much to us, but it means an awful lot to them.
If I had a dollar (or euro!) every time I heard that sentence, I’d be a very rich woman!
We all love our horses, and they do so much for us, sometime willingly, sometimes not so willingly, but most horses have an “except” in them.
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