BentWire Ranch, Prineville OR

11/12/2024

Horse community waiting for you.

Hello Everyone, I know the clinic this weekend (16th & 17th) was planned on short notice, but with the excitement around this topic, Melanie (at Heart Space Sanctuary) and I decided to go for it! Melanie has knee surgery coming up, so we wanted to seize the opportunity to share this experience while...

10/01/2024

Humans have strange ways in which they communicate and move through the world observes the horse. They use flippers and lots of sounds in communicating with each other. Barley can smell, hear or run very fast. They can't feel anything from the earth for information. How in the world are they able to navigate the world to stay safe? Learning "the why" of the horse from their perspective is useful on so many levels. Example: Do you need to be in Low Medium or High Connection to be successful and supportive in loading onto a trailer. Learn how. Oct.5th & 6th Bend 2-day clinic. Lucindab.com/events

09/30/2024

Finnigan a different picture

09/30/2024

Finnigan looking for family this link takes you to videos and information. He is located in Bend Or. Bentwireranch.com/finn
Please pass on

09/29/2024

Sitting here putting together my clinic information. I'm getting excited as I'm going to be introducing some deep dive stuff. Talking about Down- Regulation and the difference between Extinction, Desensitizing and Habituation. Also, Cognition, there's a place for Operant Conditioning, and why Horse Speak works with what little we know. I have many videos for examples.
Hope you can join me Oct.5th & 6th Bend.

Lucinda B. teaches primarily in the Northwest US. Find out when and where her clinics are being held and consider attending. Her Moving as One programs are highly inspirational and deliver solid results.

09/29/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7kr-QCsNHM&t=75s

Watch video below if you are wondering if the Buttons of activation are real. This is the Backup Button in action within the herd.
Come join me this next weekend Oct 5th & 6th at Happy Trails horse rescue in Bend. Lucindab.com/events

Lucinda B. teaches primarily in the Northwest US. Find out when and where her clinics are being held and consider attending. Her Moving as One programs are highly inspirational and deliver solid results.

09/20/2024

Plz pass on thx :)

09/16/2024

Low frequency sounds are responded to in the brain by neurons. The frequency that those neurons fire is also low frequency. In other words when you speak in your low voice the other person or horse brain hears that and starts firing in a low frequency tone. In other words, it entrains your voice, not just the timing, but it's actually like you're essentially playing an emotional piano down in the lower keys of their mind. When you go up to the high frequencies, the neurons can't follow that high frequency. So, there is something special about low frequency sound that actually changes the emotional tone.
So, when giving praise to your horse in a deeper frequency lower voice ending the word or phrase on a down note will initiate an emotional response and actually changes the emotional tone of the brain. This tone is easily mirrored and heard in the recipient's brain and there for a softer response is experienced.
Dr Andrew Huberman- words matter
There is so many things that are done in the horse world that are evidence based. I love that what I teach is not my opinion.
Stay alert and calm... horses respond to that best.

09/10/2024

I asked Dr Steven Peters (author of Evidence-Based Horsemanship) to break down the difference between desensitizing, flooding, extinction, and habituation. Here was his response. Thank you Steve.

Hi,

You are correct in that people use these terms without a real understanding and they mean different things in Learning Theory, Psychology and Biology.

But lets look at them in general terms.

Habituation in regards to Neuroscience basically means that you get a decrease in the strength of the signal (amplitude and frequency so that the sensory neurons still fire but at lesser strength. For example if I keep my leg heavy on my horse, I will have to wait to replenish the amount of neurotransmitter that will get depleted by constant firing of the neuron

Extinction (in psychology), is where you eliminate the behavior when you quit reinforcing it. For example, if I keep putting coins in the slot machine but it never pays back. I will eventually quit putting coins in (extinction).

Desensitization is another term that can be cloudy in the horse world. But it is a generally titrated process that diminishes sympathetic arousal with repeated exposure under low pressure.

Flooding is another psychological term (sometimes referred to as implosion therapy), but it is dangerous and rarely used. The subject (animal or human) is exposed to fearful stimuli with no escape. This often causes extreme panic and can result in checking out, dissociation, and learned helplessness. An example would be locking you in a room with snakes to overcome a fear of snakes.
I will add you cant desensitize a horse to every plastic bag, flag or tarp. But helping them to learn to down regulate is another deal.

Thought this was interesting...

08/29/2024

Horse Speak Clinic in Bend, OR
Don't miss this opportunity to work with Lucinda B. at Happy Trails Horse Rescue.
https://www.lucindab.com/events

07/14/2024

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06/21/2024

Summer Horse Speak Clinics in the Northwest

Gain Confidence, Clarity and Sustainable Communication by attending a Horse Speak Clinic

06/18/2024

When a horse follows you because they truly want to and not because of food or worry of being run hard until they come back, that’s when you know there is a true authentic bond, based on "better boundaries makes for better bonds". You offer something they value and present yourself as a mentor-teacher-partner.

It’s the best feeling ever.

The nice thing is they just don’t follow you around the paddock. They follow you through the stream, the trailer, past the "scary thing", or stand still for the farrier. Once connected always connected. The silver tread.
P&H

06/18/2024

Hey, if you like evidence -based horse information and want to truly know what your horse wants and needs this clinic is for you. All my work is checked by a neuroscientist and ethologist. Plus, Horse Speck is repeatable with the same outcome for everyone and the horse. I have a free PDF book so you can check out what this new work is all about. shop. | LucindaB.

06/17/2024

Going to be in Washington. This is a beautiful place for a clinic.
If you know anyone in Washington pass this on please. From The Mother Farms, Snohomish.

06/03/2024

Gain Confidence, Clarity and Sustainable Communication