I've been an instructor since the mid 1990's, and have owned my own boarding facility since 2001. I adopted my first Mustang horse from the United States Forestry Service in March of 2024. She came from McGavin Peak, and I adopted her from a local program called Mustang Alley. They helped me pick out a horse that would be suitable for a first timer like me. :-) #9135, "Lexi". During the pandem
ic I discovered Warwick Schiller and his "Journey On" podcast. Then I discovered Elsa Sinclair, Leslie Desmond, and Jane Pike. I went to the first "Journey On Summit" in Texas and fell deep into the rabbit hole. ;-)
I plan to get inspiration from Warwick Schiller (of Attuned Horsemanship) , Elsa Sinclair (of Freedom Based Training), Andrea Wady (of Pure Liberty) and what I learned from taking Leslie Desmond's online class to make a connection (some may use the word "tame" or "gentle") with "Lexi". I plan to record on most days, and post my experiments & observations. I want to try to stay under her stress threshold, I don't want to use aversion, equipment (except for the mandatory pen panels) dominance or fear. I also don't want to bribe her with food to make a connection, and I also don't want her to have to make a choice between food and saying "No thank you".
