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LynnActonBookWhatHorsesReallyWant

Horsemanship · 2 min read

What Horses Really Want

What horses really want, author Lynn Acton says, is Protector Leadership, as it establishes a strong bond through the role of the…

PermissionToBeLcokiePhillips

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…

Safely tying your horse

Horsemanship · 4 min read

Tips for tying your horse safely

Tying a horse safely is a basic horsemanship skill, but there’s more to it than fastening your rope around the handiest object.…

Karine Van den borre

Articles · 7 min read

My favourite horsemanship blogs

There is so much advice available online that it’s sometimes hard to know which horsemanship blogs to follow. I subscribe to quite…

Paul,Spike&sled

Horsemanship · 4 min read

Principle to Purpose

THE SLED By Paul and Karen Lockwood. I was talking with Ron Morgan from TMCA one day and he mentioned having to…

StartingFantasy

Articles · 6 min read

Advantages of You Versus a Trainer

I’ve had a few conversations with horse owners about whether its better to have their horse started under saddle or re-started/trained by…

FriendsMeet

Articles · 3 min read

Lets be Friends First

While most people would like to think they are friends with their horse, and many know that being friendly with your horse…

HorseWatch

Reviews · 2 min read

Book and website

Horse Watch – What it is to Be Equine by Marthe Kiley-Worthington This would have to be the best book on Equine…

XrayFrenchsnaffle

Articles · 3 min read

Bitless Science

Scientific studies of riding bitless and how bits affect horses are increasing. Mouth Pain in Horses: by David J. Mellor Mouth pain…