Kesskara Equestrian - Klara Bianchini

18/06/2023

There is no need to rush the horse if your plan with them is to have them for the long run 🙌🏼

18/05/2023

“When the horse WANTS to do something, he starts going above and beyond. He starts to offer more effort and energy, and loves participating in training”

🔥🔥🔥 YESSSS I love this and 💯 agree because it’s true and I have experienced it in my own horses 🙌🏼🤩

“I want my horse to be in this for me, not the food”⁣
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👆This is a really common concern for people when they contemplate trying out positive reinforcement🥕⁣
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Let’s take a closer look at this from a scientific lens 🧐⁣
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If you haven’t been using any food in your training, and you’re interacting with your horse in a standard way (haltering, leading, grooming, riding, groundwork, etc)…⁣
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What’s the motivation for your horse doing what you ask?⁣
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Is it truly “for you”… or is he *responding to the release of pressure?*⁣
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Of course, horses can absolutely enjoy aspects of their time with people. But even so, the primary motivation for performing numerous tasks that expend lots of energy? ➡️ Seeking a release of pressure. We’re not saying this is wrong or bad… we’re saying, objectively, that’s the motivation.⁣
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Now, when positive reinforcement in the form of food rewards is the primary motivation, things start to change drastically in ways you may not expect! 💫⁣
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Using food rewards, your horse is gaining something that HE wants on an instinctual level. Food is a primary motivator based on physiological needs 🐴⁣
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When the horse gets something so desirable out of his time with you, something magical begins to happen ✨ well, it feels magical anyway! But in reality it makes total logical sense:⁣
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He begins to offer you even MORE than you’re asking for.⁣
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When you use pressure and release, the horse essentially must do what you want in order to experience relief. ⁣
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Whereas with positive reinforcement, he has a *choice* and the opportunity to get something he wants.⁣
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When the horse WANTS to do something, he starts going above and beyond. He starts to offer more effort and energy, and loves participating in training 🌱⁣
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Kind of like how you may do the bare minimum at a job you need, just to pay the bills…⁣
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But you’d put in longer hours or more creativity into a passion project that fulfills you deeply 🌸⁣
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As much as we’d like it to be true, horses don’t do everything just for us. They have their own wants, needs and desires. When you give back by motivating him with something he wants, you’ll find that both of you are more fulfilled ♥️⁣
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— MM team 💫

12/05/2023

Horses, like humans, need a balance of physical, emotional, and mental well-being to truly thrive 💪🧠❤️

The mental health of horses, like that of humans, is a critical aspect of their overall well-being 🧡 Their emotional states significantly influence their behavior, health, and even their performance. Horses are highly social and sensitive creatures, and they can experience a range of emotions, including fear, anxiety, stress, frustration, affection and even depression.

Identifying mental health issues in our horses is key 🗝️ Signs to watch for include changes in behavior, decreased performance, less interest in surroundings, changes in eating or sleeping patterns, and the development of stereotypic behaviors.

But what can we do to promote good mental health in our horses? It's all about creating a nurturing environment 🌿 and ensuring that the following needs are met:
- freedom (from pain and to move)
- friends
- forage

AND good training practices that help calm their nervous systems and promote relaxation

Stay tuned for more on this topic!

Do you have a tip for horses mental health? Drop it below! 🐎💡

13/04/2023

The HARD TRUTH about the HORSE training WORLD

What I have experienced more times that I can count is that certain trainers/coaches will make you feel small and let you believe that everything you need is within them and not you.

Consciously or unconsciously, with their toxic energy, they isolate you from other people and methods, they make you stay around them a little longer, pay them a little more, buy one more course from them until you can’t give any more yet you still feel like you are at the beginning and nowhere near where they promised you to be - but “the problem is in you and not them” 🤯🤯

Don’t get me wrong I’m a horse trainer myself and yes, we all have a certain amount of expertise and knowledge that can be helpful to you in achieving a certain goal, but in helping you achieve that goal our job is not to make you need us even more, but to give you the tools and empower you to become your own independent and confident horse owners/ trainers who trust in your own feeling and guidance. And if we are unable to help you or your horse, to kindly point you in the right direction where you can be successful.

My biggest win is when I see my clients take the knowledge they learned and apply it in so many beautiful ways AND feel like they can continue their horse journey without me but can always reach out to me because they know I GENUINELY CARE!

Moral of the story? Whatever you want to set out yourself to achieve, you have the power within you to do it. Whoever or whatever you think you need so much, trust me you don’t need it as much as you think that you do.

✨EVERYTHING YOU NEED IS WITHIN YOU✨

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28/03/2023

❗I don’t believe in one thing being the solution for all your problems.

I don't believe that it's just that one training tip, or one piece of equipment that you are missing, which will solve it all.

Because on the grand scale it is never like that. Our horses didn't just wake up one day with a million issues, it was one problem that led to another, that caused something else, that triggered the body into another issue.
So expecting then for one training tip to solve it all is frankly insane 🤯

Permanent change always comes as multiple things coming together to improve the overall situation 💖

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14/03/2023

🎟️I’ve got my ticket! What about you?! 💁🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️

𝗧𝗶𝗷𝗱 𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻: 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇

Christina Fritz heeft biologie gestudeerd aan de FU Berlin in Duitsland en is afgestudeerd met een doctoraat in dierfysiologie. Ze heeft ervaring op het gebied van osteopathie, stofwisselingstherapie en energetisch werk aan het paard.

Je kunt je voorstellen dat als een paard in de groei zit, dat het belangrijk is dat hij de bouwstoffen krijgt om optimaal te groeien. Hoe hou je het voedingssysteem van het jonge paard in balans om zijn bouw te kunnen optimaliseren? Ook duiken we dieper in op het effect van paarden die op jonge leeftijd al veel fysiek doen, denk bijvoorbeeld aan renpaarden. Bouwstoffen worden in dat geval soms gebruikt voor iets anders dan de groei, wat is het effect hiervan?

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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇

Christina Fritz studied biology at FU Berlin in Germany and graduated with a PhD in Animal Physiology. She has experience in the field of osteopathy, metabolic therapy and energetic work for the horse.

You can imagine that when a horse is growing, it is important that they receive all the building materials for optimal growth. How can you keep the young horse’s nutritional system in balance in order to optimize their development? We’ll also dive deeper into the effects of high physical demands at a young age, such as in racehorses. In that case, building blocks are sometimes used for other purposes than growth, what are the effects of this?

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08/03/2023

If we can be grateful for every little tiny achievement that are horses give us, then we can get to our goal so much quicker, and with so much more joy for the journey we are on.

It's always easier to look back and see all the great things that happened and feel a certain gratitude towards it. But were you grateful for those moments and tiny little steps and achievements while they were happening?

Too many times, we are busy looking ahead, and thinking "When I am going to get THERE?" and not seeing the progress you are achieving right NOW. And your horse can feel that!

So instead reward them (and yourself) immensely for tinniest little improvement, for the slightest try and effort.

Take what you get, and not what you want and do so with grace.

Trust me, with this your horse will make incredible improvements in a very short time.

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02/03/2023

“I think the problem is starting with the training of the young horses – they are all trying to get a spectacular result – not that they are thinking about the health of the young horse.”

Klaus Balkenhol and the correct way of training a horse… Posted on June 28, 2017 by horsemagazine Story – Christopher Hector / Pix – Roslyn Neave It was back in 2005 and the Rolkur debate was in full swing with heated accusations flowing from one side of the Dutch / German border, and back aga...

28/02/2023

🔊 Is it possible to teach your horse to relax rather than freak out and spook? HELL YEAH!💪🏼

I'm not saying that I teach a horse to not be afraid - that isn't possible and even if you could teach it, it would be actually very dangerous!

But we CAN teach them to regulate their nervous system better and with that their overall level of stress. Now if we can lower their overall level of stress then we will start seeing a horse who is more relaxed and less triggered by anything in the environment.

If you need help with calming down your horse - Book a lesson or send me a DM
We can get your horses nervous system under control ⚠️

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27/02/2023

⚠️For everyone that is interested in better understanding horse nutrition and some of the major issues like ulcers, eczema/sweet-ich, mudfever.. and how to solve them.

This is THE BEST and MOST INFORMATIVE feeding course I have ever taken!
LITERALLY THE BEST! I cannot recommend it enough. Even if you think you know all about horse nutrition, this will still be an eye-opener. You will find out solutions to problems you think were not solvable!

Dr. Christina Fritz is one of the most knowledgeable people I’ve had the privilege to meet and work with.

If you own a horse YOU NEED to take this course‼️

🇬🇧 HEALTHY HORSE 🇬🇧

Our digital masterclass suits professionals and caring horse owners who aim to explore in-depth healthy and natural horse nutrition.

Learn how feeding influences your horses’ well-being and ask Dr Christina Fritz all your topic-related questions in the conclusive Q&A session!

Save the date: March, 7th-17th ‼️

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FEED YOUR HORSE BACK TO HEALTH

22/02/2023

Have the intention but surrender yourself to the outcome ✨

Whenever I work with a horse, my intention is always the same - to hold space for the horse without judgement, where healing can take place. But I never want to limit or block myself by thinking of a specific outcome. If I was to think or want to produce an outcome, I would only cause my body and the horses body to tighten and with that block the whole process.
However, without an intention, we would just be standing in the arena and nothing would take place.

So having a clear intention, but remaining completely unfazed by the outcome, is where we can make the most progress because we allow for anything to happen. Which pretty much all the time leads to magical moments 😇 💫

This was Goldy's first session and he so beautifully accepted me into his space and blessed us with pure softness 💛

Big thanks to his owner Maja, who was willing and open and allowed for this to happen. Plus took some pretty amazing photos! 📸

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03/02/2023

Embarking on a new journey is always scary. We easily become insecure and are quick to doubt and question every tiny step. We search for validation and seek support in people around us.

If you are lucky you might have great support system. But more often then not, when walking into the unknown, people around us might not really understand our choices. They are unable to give us the support we are looking for. So we have to be the ones to give it to ourselves first. We have to be our own biggest cheerleader.
The support and validation from others comes as a result of you making the decision of giving it to yourself first. And then you realize that you actually don’t even need it anymore externally because your internal self support system is all you needed in the first place. 🤍

01/02/2023

Holding space for horses 🤲🏼

Sometimes the best thing that you can do for your horse is to just be with them, not doing anything but sharing a moment of stillness in which they have the space and safety to process and let go.
And as simple as this sounds, it can be one of the hardest things to do. I know it took me years to be able to do it or “not do it” ☺️
To not always be “doing” but be more of a “being”.
It’s definitely a practice that needs to be nurtured, but when you can surrender yourself to it, life can become pretty magical ✨

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03/01/2023

PART 2️⃣ of Daily Routine with one of my horses.

After a quick energy check, we go to grooming and tacking up. I really aim to do as much as possible at liberty with my mare Kessie. I found that with it I can have a much better understanding of her physical, mental, and emotional state.

I use the time for grooming also to establish a solid relaxation in her so that we can then start our training with a relaxed mind which is ready to learn.

How is it possible to do this? We have established a solid connection and trust, all through our super gentle and simple training routine.

✨Do you also dream of a deeper connection with your horse?
Then don’t hesitate to send me a message or check over my website!

‼️ Today is the last day of my GIVEAWAY - when you book one lesson you get another one for FREE! Send me a DM and we can put your training session into calendar 📅

If you want to see 1st Part check out my instagram page .bianchini

🇸🇮 2. DEL Dnevne rutine z mojim konjem.

Po hitrem energijskem pregledu, začnem s čiščenjem. Vse poskušam naredit na prostem, brez privezovanja. Na ta način dobim boljši občutek do nje, glede njenega fizičnega, mentalnega in čutsvenega stanja na dani dan.

Čas za nego izkoristim tudi za to, da pri niej že vzpostavim močen raven sproščenosti (če opazuješ dobro, lahko vidiš kolikokrat se sprosti v tem času), da lahko potem začnem z treningi s čim bolj sproščeno glavo, ki je posledično veliko boljše pripravljeno na učenje.

Kako je vse to mogoče naredit? S tem ko vzpostavim trdno povezavo in zaupanje med nama, skozi super nežne in preproste vaje.

✨Si tudi ti želiš globje povezanosti s svojim konjem? Potem ne oklevaj in mi pošlji sporočilo ali obišči mojo spletno stran.

‼️Danes je zadnji dan PRAZNIČNE PONUDBE - ko rezerviraš en trening, prejmeš drugega BREZPLAČNO!
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Se vidiva na treningu! 👋🏼🙋🏼‍♀️

02/01/2023

Client Love 💕
Anna’s horse was a true privilege to work with. His owner made sure that we were able to do everything he needed in order to heal and completely transform into a new horse.
When we started working he was completely shut down, not wanting to move, showed even signs of aggression. As we helped him become softer in his body, his behavior changed and he was able to fall in love with movement again.

I’ll be sharing more of their story and videos in the next days!

⚡️Don’t forget! Just 2 more days until the Giveaway is over (Buy 1 lesson and I will gift you 1 for FREE).

💁🏼‍♀️Comment an emoji if you want me to send you giveaway details!

🇸🇮 Delo z Anninim konjem je bil res pravi privilegij. Anna je poskrbela, da smo lahko naredili vse, kar je bilo potrebno, da je Nono ozdravel in se popolnoma spremenil v čisto drugega konja.
Začetki so bili težki, Nono je bil popolnoma zaprt, ni se hotel premaknit, kazal je celo znake agresije. Ko pa smo mu pomagali, da je njegovo telo postalo mehkejše in bolj sproščeno, se je njegovo vedenje spremenilo in začel se je gibat naprej z veseljem.

⚡️Ne pozabi! Še 2 dni velja ponudba, ko rezerviraš en individualni trening ti drugega podarim!

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01/01/2023

Happy New Year! 💫 May it be filled with 4-legged adventures! 🐴🎊
Srečno novo leto! ✨ Naj bo polno doživetij s 4-nožnimi partnerji 🐴🥂

29/12/2022

Nothing makes me happier than seeing my clients and their horses develop deeper connection and fall in love with one another all over again 🧡

Thank you for your trust 🙏🏼

🇸🇮 Ni ga lepšega, ko so stranke in njihovi konji presrečni 🧡

Hvala za tvoje zaupanje Manca in Brin🙏🏼

27/12/2022

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Ko vzameš en individualni trening ti drugega podarim!
Tako, da dobiš dva treninga za ceno enega!

Pohiti, kajti ponudba* velja samo do 3.1.2023‼️

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Individualni trening lahko rezerviraš tako, da greš na mojo spletno ali pa mi direktno napišeš sporočilo! 💁🏼‍♀️

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27/12/2022

🆓⚠️ HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY
When you book 1 individual lesson with me I will gift you another one for FREE!

So you will be getting 2 lessons at a price of one! Don’t miss out, the offer only stands until 3.1.2023 ‼️

💬Comment an emoji if you are interested and I will send you the details! 💁🏼‍♀️
You can also book a lesson by going on my website or sending me a message directly!

*The offer is valid for new clients only*

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25/12/2022

Wishing everyone a warm and peaceful Christmas🎄

In the spirit of giving, I will be putting together a big giveaway so stay tuned. Details will be posted in the next days! 💝

22/11/2022

You can’t go back and make a new start,
but you can start right now and make a brand new ending.

- Carl Bard

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20/11/2022

👇🏼👇🏼 Thank you 🙏🏼 I couldn’t have said it better 🙌🏼

Debunking the Myths of Food Rewards 👀🥕⁣
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There’s a LOT of misinformation, fear, and confusion surrounding the use of positive reinforcement with horses🐴⁣
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Here are 4 of the most common R+ misconceptions:⁣
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1️⃣ “I want my horse to do it for me, not the food”⁣
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This sentiment fails to recognize that horses, for the most part, are not doing things “for us.” They’re beings with their own needs, desires, survival instincts… and doing what WE want them to do isn’t high on that list.⁣
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Yes, horses can absolutely find some enjoyment and satisfaction in their time with humans…⁣
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But what’s REALLY motivating them?⁣
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A release of pressure. That’s ultimately what the horse is seeking in most riding/training interactions.⁣
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We’re not saying this is wrong. We’re saying that the premise of the horse “doing it for me” is a false one.⁣
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When food rewards *are* involved, however… the horse does it for herself out of true enjoyment. That’s when a sparkly, lively connection really begins ✨⁣
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2️⃣ Food isn’t effective with horses because they’re prey animals⁣
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Some think “yeah, food rewards work for dogs because they have to hunt for food, it’s natural.”⁣
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But horses desire food just as much as any predator! 🐆 it’s an incredibly strong motivator for them.⁣
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In fact, they’re great to train with R+ because they are designed to eat small amounts of food all day 🌱⁣
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3️⃣ My horse isn’t interested in food⁣
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As much as horses desire food… their need for safety and comfort comes first (as with any animal).⁣
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If your horse isn’t interested in food rewards, it’s *most likely* because he doesn’t feel safe (tough love, we know). This is almost always the answer, even when it doesn’t appear that way on a surface level.⁣
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Using R+ inspires the trainer to ensure the horse’s sense of safety before training even begins ✨⁣
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4️⃣ My horse is aggressive or overly excited around food, so I can’t use it⁣
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This is a BIG one. The answer? Learn to use food rewards in an effective way. There are PROVEN systems to completely avoid unwanted behaviors that such a powerful motivator can bring up.⁣
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Simply learn to channel that power effectively🪄⁣
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Comment questions below!⁣
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- MM team💫

Photo by This Mustang Life

01/11/2022

Such a simple exercise, yet so powerful! Couldn't be stressed enough

Tuesday tip

Backing up is a low-impact exercise with no moment of suspension. It can be done in-hand and ridden. You horse should move his limbs in diagonal pairs.

Performed well, it requires your horse to carry more weight on his hindquarters, and maintain increased hindlimb, lumbosacral and back joint flexion throughout the stride cycle.

Executed correctly with relaxation, impulsion and with the head lowered, the movement increases the throacic vertebral rotation, encourages core recruitment of the abdominals , thoracic sling and hip flexors. It also contributes to back mobility, the ability to collect and good posture.

For maximum benefit ask your horse to back up in-hand daily. Start with 1 or 2 steps and progress to 20 steps. The aim is good quality, long, marching steps.

31/10/2022

⭐️ PART 2️⃣ (Systematic) Desensitization Vs. Flooding

Yesterday I shared some theory on what desensitization in comparison to flooding is and what it can do to horses.

Today I wanted to show you a real example of what a good systematic desensitization can achieve in already one short session. We didn’t get the end result we wanted yet, but I gave some solid ground and needed information for the horse and owner to start with.

The horse was quite sensitive to the sound and touch of spray, he really didn’t feel comfortable while being sprayed. So we wanted to change that and turn spraying not into something he just needs to tolerate but into an enjoyable and relaxing experience.

So with very gradual small steps we were able to already in the first 15min get him to be okay with the sound and touch. You can see that he is still not 100% convinced about it, but with good practice he will become.

That is why proper systematic desensitization is called a gradual process and not a one time quick fix.

Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃

30/10/2022

(SYSTEMATIC) DESENSITIZATION VS. FLOODING

**Part 1️⃣

By definition systematic desensitization is a form of exposure therapy where the aim is to GRADUALLY expose the animal to a fear-producing stimuli at a LOW INTENSITY level.
Whereas, with flooding the animal is exposed all AT ONCE to a FULL intensity level of the fear-producing stimuli.

There has been a lot of talk in the horse community lately about desensitizing our horses to all kinds of things. Which is wonderful, and I fully encourage such thoughts and training. However, what I have also seen a lot of people mistakenly using the word “desensitizing”, when they are actually doing flooding. Such people usually claim to “desensitize” the horse in a matter of minutes.

If you are going to wave a flag at a horse which shows clear signs of anxiety and fear upon seeing it and you will continue to wave it at full intensity, right in their face, even when the horse is completely freaking out, then you will not be desensitising the horse to a flag but flooding him with it.

Why is this bad? Well the problem with flooding the horses with such fearful stimuli is that you can actually create the opposite, which is that the horse will become extremely afraid of a stimuli (in this case the flag).

So there are two options, to a trainers eye the horse would not calm down at all (the horse continues to snort, rear, move, etc.) and become even more afraid of the flag or he would freeze and shut down (the horse stands completely still, with dull expression).

Unfortunately, this shut down behaviour has been interpreted by many as “the horse has accepted the flag and is totally calm” when in fact, this could not be further from the truth. Such horse, was just unable to escape the situation and therefore just gave up and mentally turned off.

This is why it's so important that we actually understand the behaviour and body language of an animal, to which we are trying to teach new behaviours (such as not being afraid of the flag, or being ridden).

I would also like to point out, that this doesn’t apply to only “hobby and trick training” but everyone dealing with horses. Especially if we want to be able to successfully ride, and compete horses, then we should learn horse body language and proper ways of teaching behaviours.

06/10/2022

In order for our horses to truly transform within training we have to first be able to accept them as they are, with all their flaws and all the baggage they come with. It’s easy to accept all the beautiful and wonderful things about them but it may very well be the hardest thing to also accept the not so glamours traits or even serious issues.

But understand that the moment we accept them, unconditionally, only then can we be of help and begin our healing journey together. Only from that grows true partnership.

30/09/2022

Love this quote by Jillian Kreinbring. It really resonates with me as one of my main visions for training horses is to constantly search for true togetherness in everything we do. Whether that’s working from the ground, at liberty or when riding, I always want my horses to feel not like they are being forced to do things but they do it because they actually want to and enjoy being together.
This was one of the main things I felt was missing (still is) in the traditional horse training. It is also the reason why I decided to go on a different path. I could never really find joy and happiness in riding horses when I felt like I was just “forcing” my horses to do things. And even though it took me quite a few years I am super happy to say that I definitely found a way in which both human and horse can equally enjoy doing things together.

So for me Togetherness means both horse and rider being in total sync in what they do, both equally excited and invested into creating something beautiful in complete connection 💞

21/02/2021

Po 3 mesecih stran od mojih konjev in potem prvo ko pridem do njih se mi stisnejo v naročje ❤️😍🤗 res prelep občutek

Ta kobila ni nikoli marala dotikov, kaj šele crkljanja! Samo prišla je do tebe, te povohala in se potem takoj odmaknila stran, ko si se je hotel dotakniti. S pomočjo metode OPP (ki temelji na zavestnem sproščanju mišic) se je popolnoma spremenila v super nežno, cartljivo kobilco, ki si želi bit samo s teboj! 🤩