Liberty Training = The Foundation!
Liberty Training with its 8 connection exercises is the foundation of Horsefulness Training. The goal of Liberty Training is to develop a true connection between human and horse based on how horses interact and communicate within the herd.
During Liberty Training you work
with a horse that is set loose in a big riding arena or even in
grasslands. You don´t hold the horse but you give it the freedom to
leave your side when it feels the need to.
This enables the horse to
not feel any form of pressure or force. Because the main goal of Liberty
Training is to strongly bond with your horse and for a real connection
between you and your horse to arise, and that can only occur when the
horse feels free to express himself.
People often train horses too fast without there being any opportunity to really get to know one another or build the foundation for a good relationship. However, when you take your time to work with your horse at liberty, play into your horse’s natural behavior and do all of this in a kind and friendly way, you will really connect and eventually feel the deep bond needed to enjoy pleasant problem free training sessions.
It is important to convey good intentions, give off a right attitude, empathize with the horse and understand his natural characteristics and behavior. During Liberty Training you take the time to get to know each other.
Horses first need the opportunity to become curious about “their human”. Trust and friendship grows from there. At liberty we also establish hierarchy and develop our leadershipskills.
If the horse notices that you can lead him in a grounded, calm and assertive way his trust in you will grow even more. Liberty Training is a first step to true connection, partnership and natural leadership*
* I use the term “natural leadership” to emphasize the fact that this method responds to the nature of the horse and it accounts for the natural needs of the horse. For this you need to understand the psychology of the horse and look at everything from the horse’s point of view. That is what makes leadership natural. Methods based on fear and intimidation might succeed in making the horse obey but will not spark trust. However, you can only show good leadership if the horse follows you out of trust and not because it is forced to. That is why I don’t work in a round-pen or square picadeiro, but in large arena's or fields.
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