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5 Common Mistakes In Liberty With Your Horse (And How to Avoid Them)

Working in liberty with your horse is one of the most beautiful things there is, but there are 5 common mistakes in liberty that I see often. Because of these common mistakes, liberty doesn’t always turn out positive... You move closer, your horse walks away. You want your horse to walk with you, but your horse walks the other direction. You try something, but it just doesn’t flow…

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Trauma in Horses: When Your Dream Horse Comes with a Painful Past

You finally found the horse you always dreamed of. You felt an instant connection, and you imagined all the beautiful moments you would share. But once your horse arrived, things didn’t go as planned. Instead of joy, you are facing trauma... Your horse is tense, fearful, reactive, or even completely shut down. You start wondering: "What went wrong? Why is this so hard?"

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True liberty: ditch the treats, build a natural connection!

It’s time to talk about something that’s becoming far too common in the so-called "true liberty" training world: using food treats to get horses to make contact and connect. True liberty and connection have nothing to do with food rewards. If you’re using treats to “train” a horse to spend time with you, it’s not liberty — it’s conditioning.

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A compassionated, kind and curious horsewoman. Is that you?

My ideal students are amazing horsewomen who share a profound passion for horses. They firmly believe in conscious and mindful training, rejecting coercion or punishment. They intuitively know these methods do not build meaningful relationships with horses. Open-minded and always willing to try new, less conventional methods, their hearts hurt when they see horses suffer from harsh training.

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Tranformative lessons from my horsewomanship journey

Everything comes in its own time, and everything I’ve been through with horses since I started at 13 has shaped me into the horsewoman I am today. All my learning experiences have also shaped Horsefulness Training into what it is now. With ups and downs, with important life and horsewomanship lessons ...

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Playing with your horse

Playing with your horse helps build a strong friendship between you and your horse. When you play together, it's not just fun – it makes you understand each other much better, strengthening the horse-human team.Many horses love The Chase Game. Why?

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“You always remain so calm and patient when working with horses, also in challenging situations. How do you do that?” The answer is very simple: I just know that things will get better and a solution is on its way. This will be within 5 minutes, the next day, within the next week, or within a few months.

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Eddy & his mare Pandora: Liberty Leading

“You always remain so calm and patient when working with horses, also in challenging situations. How do you do that?” The answer is very simple: I just know that things will get better and a solution is on its way. This will be within 5 minutes, the next day, within the next week, or within a few months.

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Become a professional Horsefulness Training Coach

I was 13 and rode a horse for the very first time. I was immediately hooked and from that moment on I could only think of horses, horses, and more horses. Very soon I knew that I wanted to devote my whole life to them, there was no doubt about that. Only, my environment would not go along with it...

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Remaining calm and patient when training your horse

“You always remain so calm and patient when working with horses, also in challenging situations. How do you do that?” The answer is very simple: I just know that things will get better and a solution is on its way. This will be within 5 minutes, the next day, within the next week, or within a few months.

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Groundwork training with horses: 5 tips

Tip #1 - When a horse doesn't feel a connection with you, when the relationship is not strong, it will be harder/more difficult to train your horse in groundwork. It's logical: the more trust, the deeper the connection, the more your horse will be willing to do things together with you.

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