The eigth and last connection exercise is called “The Boomerang”. This is an active exercise, in which we invite the horse to run and play along with us. Thus the horse has to be in a playful and energetic mood for it. This can happen naturally, or you can try and spark this playful energy in your horse.
Connection Exercise #7, Spontaneous Circling, requires a strong connection with your horse that you can obtain by doing the first 6 connection exercises. If it happens spontaneously, you'll notice that the horse walks or trots around you (or maybe even canters) while you walk in a small circle or maybe just rotate around your axis.
Liberty Leading is the sixth connection exercise. Liberty Leading can happen spontaneously, but you can also invite your horse to follow you into Liberty Leading.
During the fifth connection exercise, also known as “Easy Herding,” you create a deep herd feeling with your horse while working on body language and clear communication.
The fourth connection exercise is called “Your Spot, My Spot”. In this exercise we take the spot where the horse is standing. You basically tell the horse: “I want to stand in your spot, so I want you to go away and move to another spot”.
The third connection exercise is the exercise “Greet & Groom”. Horses who are best friends regularly scratch and rub each other with teeth and lips. Research has shown that calming substances are released and the heart rate of horses drops during such a grooming session.
When you have spent enough time on the first connection exercise Bonding Time, it’s time to start with the second connection exercise “Greet & Go”. With Greet & Go, we turn things around: the human now takes initiative and approaches the horse for a greeting.
Connection exercise 1, “Bonding Time”, is the most important liberty horse training exercise to do with your horse. Most people give too little attention on this exercise because a lot of people have the feeling that they always need to be “doing something”. If not, they feel nervous or they think they are wasting time…
Liberty Connection Training: How To Improve The Relationship With Your HorseThe Horsefulness Liberty Connection Training program consists of 8 basic exercises. I call them the 8 Connection exercises, because the most important goal
