Lead exercises
Lead Exercises Leading is a Basis Groundwork exercise. Horsefulness Training distinguishes 3 types of lead exercises. First, you have leading from the lead position. Second, you have leading from the partner
The rope halter: for or against?
There are proponents and opponents of the rope halter. The proponents find it a useful aid to do groundwork , the opponents argue that it is “animal cruelty”. I’m not a real proponent but neither a typical opponent...
Horseback riding with feel: 5 tips
In this article I want to give you 5 tips to be able to ride a horseback with (more) feeling . Many people ride too technical, they want to do everything well, so well that they forget their feel and get stuck inside..
Training horses: what’s the most important thing?
The most importan t thing that you need to train a horse properly is… TRUST A horse that trusts “his/her human” will be much easier to train than a suspicious horse . A horse is a herd animal,..
9 tips that will help you train your horse better!
Let me share with you nine tips that will help you train your horse better! I recommend applying them all so that training your horse is easier and more fun! Tip 1. Work on confidence first. Make sure that your..
The Boomerang
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.
Spontaneous Circling
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
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.
Easy Herding
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.
Your Spot, My Spot
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”.
Greet & Groom
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.
Video: Connection instead of control
When I bought my horse Ulysse, at first, it was very hard to approach her in the field. She usually ran away, as far away as possible from any human. If her previuos owner wanted to take her in, it could take 2 or..
Greet & Go
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.
Bonding Time
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 Horse
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