During my last webinar, a participant said in the chat: "I hope to have a better relationship with my horse". My answer was: "Don't hope! Just work on it. Then you WILL have a better relationship with your horse!". It's funny sometimes how horse owners ...
Tip #1 - Horses are attracted to people who are calm and centered. Bringing your awareness to your breath is the simplest way to (re)connect with yourself. It's free, it's simple and it's effective! Even only giving attention to your breath will already make ...
In the riding school where I rode as a teenager, there was a mare, Muguette. She wouldn’t let anybody touch or halter her without pinning her ears and giving you a (very!) nasty look.
“Bonding Time” is the first connection exercise of Horsefulness Liberty Training. While you are doing it, it’s important to practice yourself in being fully present. This means: no distractions like reading or..
Pure presence with horses Whenever I leave my house because I need to travel, I always say goodbye to my horses, no matter how short my travel will be. So the evening before
When we think about playing horses, we often see the image of young frolicking horses running behind each other in the meadow, bucking and playing dominance games. That’s right, of course, young horses play..
You must have seen it already: your horse drives another horse from its spot (or vice versa). That spot can be at the drinking trough, a spot in the shade, or just a place without clear meaning. Taking the spot of..
Who doesn’t dream of being able to lie down by their horse? Or even better: that your horse would lie down with you? To clarify, I’m not talking about “training” horses to do so. Of course,..
Latte is the 13 year old mare of Diana, from the UK. Diane is a member of the Horsefulness Liberty Training Program. Diane posted the video and comment below in the Members Facebook Group. “I just wanted to..
This week I stumbled upon footage of me and my 3 ponies, walking in liberty, in the nature reserve where they used to spend the summer. This footage is 4 years old and I forgot all about it… 1 year later Bhor, one..
What if I told you that having an amazing relationship with your horse isn’t as hard as you think… Many horse owners struggle with this foundation and it keeps them from having a joyful time with their horse. I..
It’s wonderful how horses connect with humans who are connected with themselves. Horses do that from nature, it’s who they are. They feel if the human is aware and present and then they will naturally make..
Two of my horses, Niki and Joy (both aged mares) are currently staying in a new meadow on the side of a nature reserve. It’s just wonderful there! I go to see them every day to spend some time with them. On..
In this video you see Karine and Napo playing at Liberty. Liberty horse training is the foundation of Horsefulness Training. It’s about creating a true connection with your horse that is based on clear..
January 9th, 2014By Karine VandenborreSpontaneous Circling Connection Exercise #7, Spontaneous Circling, requires a strong connection that you can obtain by doing the first 6 connection exercises. If it happens spontaneously, you
January 9th, 2014By Karine VandenborreThe 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
January 7th, 2014 By Karine Vandenborre 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. When
January 6th, 2014 By Karine Vandenborre 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. You
January 5th, 2014 By Karine Vandenborre 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
January 4th, 2014By Karine VandenborreGreet & 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.
January 3rd, 2014 By Karine Vandenborre 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
January 2nd, 2014 By Karine Vandenborre Bonding Time Connection exercise 1, “Bonding Time”, is the most important exercise to do with your horse. Most people give too little attention on this exercise because a lot
Liberty Connection Training: How To Improve The Relationship With Your Horse The Horsefulness Liberty Connection Training program consists of 8 basic exercises. I call them the 8 Connection exercises, because the most important goal