Articles · 7 min read
The Best Way To Love Your Horse
Guest Post by Lockie Phillips of Emotional Horsemanship Do you correct, fuss, or change your horse too soon?Do you know to prioritize…
Horse Training
Articles · 13 min read
Lunging to Connection: A Road Less Travelled
by Jo Spiller I have had the most marvelous time writing this article. There are things I thought I knew; I mean,…
Articles · 4 min read
How do you approach your horse training?
I have just read a book by notable dog trainer, Harrison Forbes called ‘Dog Talk’, and I liked his perspective on training methods…
Articles · 6 min read
Differences between CAT & Advance-Retreat
What is the difference between CAT (Constructional Approach Training) and Advance-Retreat? By Laurel Gordon with photos and captions by Lynn Scott. In…
Articles · 8 min read
Jargon Busting: Some Learning Theory Terms for Horse Owners.
by Greg Glendell This article tries to explain some key terms used in leaning theory, as applied to training horses. Learning theory…
Articles · 4 min read
CAT for Horses
By Laurel Gordon Based on a definition of CAT-H by Dolores Arste and Kellie Snyder. While working on her Master’s thesis, behavioural…
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…
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…
Horsemanship · 8 min read
How Can I learn Better Horsemanship?
Become a student of the horse first. Learn to observe, learn to read horse body language, and then listen to what your…
Horsemanship · 4 min read
You are training when feeding
You may not have ever thought of it this way, but every time you feed your horses, you are either training them…
Articles · 4 min read
Stallions need clear boundaries
by Cynthia Cooper © Stallions need clear boundaries A highlight of my time in South Africa was being asked to play with…
