Prepping for the Farrier! 🐴✨
In the video, you’ll see me working with O’Livia on picking up her hooves. Almost 10 years ago, all my horses had trouble with the farrier. When I started natural horsemanship back then, I learned the importance of preparing them for farrier visits—because training isn’t the farrier’s job.
O’Livia used to be great with her hooves, but after she developed an abscess in both front hooves two years ago, everything we had worked on was set back. The pain made it impossible for her to hold her hooves up, so we had to start from scratch once she recovered.
Now, after months of building her confidence and strength, she’s back to lifting her hooves beautifully. So proud of her progress! 🌟
#naturalhorsemanship #farrierprep #horsetraining #equinecare #horsehealth #equestrianlife #equinesofinstagram #lovemyhorse #hoofcare #recoveryjourney #backontrack #horselove
Horses are natural herd animals, and being part of a herd is essential for their sense of safety and belonging. In the wild, the herd provides protection, leadership, and order. When I step into the herd, they recognize me as the leader. It’s a silent understanding built on trust and respect. 🐴
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If you treat a horse like it’s stupid, you’ll get stupid back. Horses mirror our energy and attitude. Approach them with respect, patience, and understanding, and you’ll unlock their true potential. But if you underestimate them, you’ll only create resistance. Good horsemanship is about building a connection, not forcing control. 🐴✨
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Undemanding time with my horses ❤️
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Another trailer loading session with Piper in the books! 🐴
This time, we had the ramp up to the side instead of down, which really challenged her confidence. But that’s exactly why we’re working on it! 💪 She did amazing, though we still have a long journey ahead. Proud of her progress!
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The Power of Processing: Why Your Horse Needs Time to Think 💭
During training, behaviors like yawning, licking lips, and chewing are more than just cute quirks—they’re signs that your horse is processing what they’ve learned. These moments are vital for releasing tension and fully understanding new lessons. By allowing your horse time to process, you’re fostering trust, boosting confidence, and building a stronger partnership. Training is as much mental as it is physical—let your horse take the time they need! 🐴✨
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Some hunt the jump with O’Malley from the other day. I did not film the actual jump parts but I did film the thinking about and processing it afterwards, which is also a very important part of hunt the jump.
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Some circling game with my duo 🤩
We still need to practice this a lot more but the start is there. My goal is to eventually go on nice forest rides while riding one and having the other one on a leadrope next to us.
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Some different ways of jumping in liberty with Piper 💪🏼
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Evening walks 🌅
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Today we fixed the scratching post for the horses 💪🏼 Because with horses this is the reality, fixing things. We built this scratching post about a month ago and after two weeks they broke it. Of course by accident, horses don’t break things on purpose, that is not how their brains work. A lot of people will get angry if their horse breaks something because we think they do it on purpose, without realizing that this is a very human way of thinking. That part of the brain that can plan things ahead, do things on purpose, can think if this is respectful or not, a horse does not have this part. So please keep this in mind with working and having horses 💭 #scratchingpost #itching #scratching #horses #respect #horsebrain #brain #fixingthings #reality #paddockparadise #horseparadise #purehorsetherapy #krabpaal #kratzbaum
Today we fixed the scratching post for the horses 💪🏼
Because with horses this is the reality, fixing things. We built this scratching post about a month ago and after two weeks they broke it.
Of course by accident, horses don’t break things on purpose, that is not how their brains work. A lot of people will get angry if their horse breaks something because we think they do it on purpose, without realizing that this is a very human way of thinking. That part of the brain that can plan things ahead, do things on purpose, can think if this is respectful or not, a horse does not have this part. So please keep this in mind with working and having horses 💭
#scratchingpost #itching #scratching #horses #respect #horsebrain #brain #fixingthings #reality #paddockparadise #horseparadise #purehorsetherapy #krabpaal #kratzbaum
I love how relaxed our herd is ✨
Enjoy watching some sleepy horses 💭
#sleepinghorses #sleepy #relaxed #calm #horsesofinstagram #horses #naturalhorsemanship #purehorsetherapy #cowgirl #countrylife
Take a look inside my training with Piper 🙋🏼♀️
We are currently working on sideways in trot and canter, on our circling game and some liberty while also playing together.
I really want to share these moments with you, even though it’s far from perfect, because not everything has to be perfect.
“A horse doesn’t care how much you know until he knows how much you care.” -Pat Parelli
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ZOE (Zero On Expectations)
Yesterday it was very wet and the arena was a Swimmingpool, so I decided to grab my little chair and sit down in between the herd. O’Malley came to me and put his head down into my lap, just for a short moment and then he walked off to go eat. O’Livia came second and had a lot to process, she yawned and just stood there with me. She fell a sleep with her head against mine and then Piper came too. She just stood there with us and fell asleep with her head over my head and there I sat with my horses and just had zero expectations. I was just there in the moment and my horses really enjoyed this.
It is just as nice as training together, maybe even nicer 🥰
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