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The full library of Cynthia Coopers articles on natural horse care and training.

Cyn,Koda,Finn

Articles · 3 min read

Watch Your Thoughts

– by Cynthia Cooper When I discovered horses (and all other animals) could ‘hear’ me or telepathically read my mind, I felt…

LizMRHorsesontyres

Articles · 5 min read

Barefoot and Bridle-less

by Liz Mitten-Ryan I feel strongly about this topic as I have a herd of fourteen warmbloods that have lived without bits…

Leadership

Articles · 5 min read

Leadership with horses

by Cynthia Cooper Natural Horsemanship has increased our awareness of relationships with horses – the terms partnership, respect, leader, alpha etc. have…

Contentedeating

Articles · 7 min read

Comfort Zones – what are they?

by Cynthia Cooper Comfort zones are a survival mechanism for horses. If they aren’t familiar with something they become wary, putting them…

Articles · 5 min read

Educating My Horses

by Cynthia Cooper Over the many years of being a student of the horse, pony club, Parelli, horse psychology, clicker training and…

Enslaved

Articles · 2 min read

Enslaved by Glenn Wilson ©

WARNING! Some people reading this article may think I’m taking an unfair swipe at various aspects of the horse world and those…

Articles · 3 min read

A Biting Problem

Question: I have had my horse for three months now and I can pretty much do all of the level one tasks…

Sub clinical laminitis hoof rings.

Articles · 4 min read

All Equines Are Prone To Laminitis

There are only two kinds of horses…. those that have laminitis and those that could someday get it! So what is laminitis…

MareFoalDrought

Articles · 6 min read

Drought Strategies To Help Your Horses

Drought is hard on you, your horse and your pocket so knowing how to make life more comfortable during such a depressing time…