The Forsmanship Method

20/05/2026

🇸🇪 Kommande Kurs — Körning med Horseman Forsman
Lär dig den uråldriga konsten av hästdriven transport.
Bli ett med vagnen. 🐴🛒

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🇬🇧 Upcoming Course — Driving by Horseman Forsman
Learn the ancient art of horse-powered transportation.
Become one with the cart. 🐴🛒

20/05/2026

💫 Handmade sidepull with split reins
Just contact us if you like one made 💫

20/05/2026

19/05/2026

𝐈𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬… 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐌𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐨 𝐒𝐨.

Today we were out riding when both Dolly and Virgil got tangled up in wire. Instead of panicking, blowing up, or fighting it, both horses stopped and waited. Dolly literally dropped her head and held her leg up while we got her loose. Virgil planted all four feet and stood still until he was released.

That kind of response doesn’t just magically happen. It comes from preparation, exposure, and teaching a horse how to handle pressure before the wreck ever comes. People wonder why poor training becomes a safety hazard. This is exactly why. A horse that panics under pressure can hurt itself, hurt its rider, or hurt the people trying to help it.

And people wonder why good ranch horses are expensive.

Because today reminded me that a truly good ranch horse is basically an insurance policy. Not just for me and my family, but for everybody involved. A horse that’s willing to stop, think, and trust you in a bad situation is worth more than most people realize.

I’m not trying to tell anybody how to train their horses, and I’m not trying to be bossy. But I genuinely believe hobble breaking horses and teaching them to give to pressure around their feet prevents more wrecks than people realize. Someday it may save your horse from flipping over backwards, tearing through a fence, or badly injuring you or themselves trying to fight pressure. A horse that understands pressure and knows how to stop and think instead of panic is worth its weight in gold.

…Rope their feet. I promise you won’t regret it.

— — 𝓜𝓬𝓚𝓮𝓷𝔃𝓲𝓮 𝓡𝓸𝓳𝓪𝓼

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18/05/2026

Energy

18/05/2026

The perfect rock

14/05/2026

🐴 Trött på ytlig horsemanship som ser bra ut men inte ger verklig förändring?

Du är inte ensam.
Många ryttare har gått flera clinics, haft olika tränare hemma och lärt sig bra tekniker, men ändå kämpar med att få sin häst riktigt lugn, närvarande och samarbetsvillig i vardagen.

Där skiljer sig Forsmanship från många andra.

Stefan Forsmans metod bygger på djup hästpsykologi och ärlig, precis kommunikation. Istället för att bara lära ut vad du ska göra fokuserar vi på hur hästen faktiskt uppfattar och bearbetar det du ber om, så att hästen förstår och väljer att samarbeta med dig.

Det många av våra elever berättar efteråt:

Lugnare, tryggare och mer känslomässigt balanserade hästar
Bättre tajming och känsla
En partnerskap som känns naturligt och hållbart, inte påtvingat

Forsmanship Short Foundation Course
Dalarna (Gustafs) – 29–31 maj

Tre praktiska och fokuserade dagar som ger dig verktyg och förståelse du kan använda direkt med din egen häst.

📍 Gustafs, Dalarna
📅 29–31 maj

🔗 Boka din plats här: https://fb.me/e/7uBV0NxY8

Platserna är begränsade.

Om du är redo för en metod som går djupare och ger mer påtagliga resultat, varmt välkommen.
Tagga en hästvän som kanske söker samma sak 👇

Vad är en utmaning du fortfarande jobbar med hos din häst? Skriv gärna i kommentarerna.

Dalarna Hästkommunikation

12/05/2026

For years now — but lately more and more often — I keep hearing the same thing here in Europe:

“I have a horse I can’t load.” “He’s dangerous to handle.” “Can you fix him so I can send him to my REAL trainer?”

And every time I ask: “Why isn’t your real trainer fixing him?”

The answer is always: “No… he doesn’t do that kind of thing.”

So tell me… What exactly does the “real trainer” do then?

Because if we compare this to the Western industry, the picture looks very different.

In the Western world, the c**t starter — the foundation trainer — is one of the most respected and skilled roles in a horse’s life.

Why?

Because THEY build the horse: • trust
• confidence
• respect
• handling under pressure
• loading
• safety
• basic manners

That foundation often determines the next 20+ years of the horse’s career.

The show trainer then takes that solid horse and polishes it for competition.

So using the same logic:

People like me are doing the c**t starter’s job — the real foundation work.

And the “real trainer” is often more like the show trainer.

But in much of the sport horse and leisure world, foundation work is treated like a dirty little problem someone else has to solve first.

And ironically, we’re often the ones getting the horses BACK after poor methods or missing foundations created bigger issues.

Here’s the truth:

Foundation IS the training.

Handling, loading, respect, emotional balance, and safety are not side jobs.

They are the most important part.

Maybe it’s time we started valuing foundation trainers the same way the Western world does.

Because if a trainer won’t touch a horse until it’s already safe and easy… maybe that should raise some questions.

What do you think? Do you see this pattern in your discipline too?

12/05/2026

🇸🇪 ”Med hästar är kunskap kraften att förstå att mindre är mer.”

🇬🇧 “With horses, knowledge is the power to understand that less is more.”

09/05/2026

🇸🇪 Hästen följer ryttarens fokus först.
Därför börjar god ridning med ögonen.

🇬🇧 The horse follows the rider’s focus first.
That is why good riding begins with the eyes.