White Dog Farm

10/29/2024

Relaxed & Forward Blog Things We Should Refuse to Train Horses To Do By Anna Blake | December 16, 2022 Warning: Loudmouth Party Pooper Rant. I think we all know whose side I’m on in this horse training reality show…. Read More Nebulous Lameness. Nebulous Anxiety. And a List. By Anna Blake | Dece...

10/29/2024

Anna Blake😊

As costs go up, so does our need for their judgment-free companionship.

10/29/2024

Caspian

Relaxed & Forward Blog Things We Should Refuse to Train Horses To Do By Anna Blake | December 16, 2022 Warning: Loudmouth Party Pooper Rant. I think we all know whose side I’m on in this horse training reality show…. Read More Nebulous Lameness. Nebulous Anxiety. And a List. By Anna Blake | Dece...

10/29/2024

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Relaxed & Forward Blog Things We Should Refuse to Train Horses To Do By Anna Blake | December 16, 2022 Warning: Loudmouth Party Pooper Rant. I think we all know whose side I’m on in this horse training reality show…. Read More Nebulous Lameness. Nebulous Anxiety. And a List. By Anna Blake | Dece...

09/16/2024

Morning Mantra: “Learn like you'll live forever."

The key to learning is an awareness of where you lack understanding. Life is ironic in that you must know sadness to appreciate happiness.
You must know lack to appreciate abundance.
You must endure chaos to understand and seek peace.
You must have noise to appreciate silence.
You must get sick to understand the value of your health.
You must understand loss to be grateful for what you have.

If you don’t understand why something is the way it is, look for an opportunity to learn, to become more aware, to appreciate.

05/27/2024

We’re thankful to be in the land of the free because of the brave🔔 Happy Memorial Day from the White Dog Family to yours🇺🇸

03/22/2024

It’s a great day to come out and see us! No weekend plans? We’ve got you covered! We think horses and time in nature is the best therapy😉
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12/25/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HERD TO YOURS🐎 ❤️

12/04/2023

Morning Mantra: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”

Once you believe that you are worthy of a deep, profound love, you will open yourself up to receive it. Being open and vulnerable is scary but without it, true intimacy is not possible.
And when you learn about this love try to nurture it, which is difficult in our modern world. Look into more eyes than into screens. Read more books about relationships than status updates about someone's drama. Hold more hands than devices. Spend more time with actual people you love than with strangers on TV.

11/28/2023

Many of the animal guardians who come to trainings are seeking help with “more control”. It could be that their dog pulls on the leash. Perhaps their horse is rushing or tense under saddle. Maybe they have a dog who reacts to other dogs.

As humans, it is often our nature to “micro-manage” every moment we are handling an animal, in an effort to feel safer. Restriction and tension is often a reflexive reaction to feeling unsafe or nervous but unfortunately it often has the opposite effect on our animals – making them feel less safe and more “trapped” which continue the cycle we were trying to interrupt in the first place! The cycle of bracing between handler and animal is not always an easy one to override, especially if the handler has underlying fear of “what if”.

So what is the solution? Perhaps counter-intuitively, many Tellington Method exercises allow animals more space, freedom and choice (in a safe context) to address behaviors their guardians would like to change. When we allow animals the chance to improve their physical balance through mindful, non-habitual exercises WHILE allowing freedom of movement and the potential of choice, we help them feel safer. As an animal feels safer and more in control of their body, they are better able to respond rather than simply react. This confidence to override basic, primitive brain instincts means that an animal can make more appropriate choices, in situations beyond ones they have just be trained for.

Exercises such as the Bee-line, where a dog or horse is on a long sliding line between two handlers at a distance requires people to clearly use their body language to guide the animals and reduces the reliance on a signal on the line.

Under saddle, it is the norm for tense, rushy horses to be more relaxed and in self-carriage when ridden with the Liberty Lariat neck ring and no rein restriction through their neck.

Both of these exercises will clearly teach the handlers that the most important concept when attached to an animal is to trust the give.

Allowing animals the space to explore their potential and find varying, more functional ways of moving can be transformative. Trusting that we can have more influence over what an animal is doing if we are willing to give up a little “control” can be scary at first, but once you allow yourself to “Let it go” the results speak for themselves.

11/12/2023

10/18/2023

Hey! We’re just hopping on your feed to remind you about our Equine Adventures! It’s fun for all ages and a chance to connect with the horses and everybody knows that’s just good for the soul😊 This can be booked on its own, or added on to your stay with us! Either way, come horse around with us!🐎

10/11/2023

Hay hay hay from our attention hog of the barn🧲🥰

09/23/2023

Swipe to see Ella’s ears perk up when she hears it’s now fall, the temps are cooler, and it’s a perfect time for people to come visit her!!🥰

08/31/2023

Hurry mixing that feed, We are waiting for our Camlina oil 😃

07/25/2023

The "Pause" or "P.A.W.S" is so important but easily forgotten. Remembering to slow it down, listen, breath, and connect will make every interaction with your animal, and others, more meaningful, effective and mindful.

Follow the link to read about one of the most powerful details you can add to your daily life.

https://www.ttouch.ca/2021/07/15/the-power-of-pause/

07/18/2023

Caspian’s rushing us a little on the feeding this morning😁

07/12/2023

The cool temps this morning felt like good camping weather! Come stay with us and take time to connect with our sweet horses! Link in the bio to book🐎