Behavioral Horsemanship

07/04/2025

Check out her nice canter at the end.

07/04/2025

Elliana & Cookie. (Accidentally recorded the riding portion in time-lapse mode.)

06/04/2025

Some serious cuteness going on here. Cookie & Dexter

31/03/2025

Meg, the mustang, meets Mr. Toobee.

31/03/2025

Ace braces and raises his head to bit contact. I’ve taught him from the ground how to soften to halter pressure in backing, so it’s not a lack of knowledge or skill in softening. Can I duplicate the problem from the ground and find a solution?

31/03/2025

Improving connection with the OTTB, Ace.

31/03/2025

Starting Cookie —6 weeks in.

31/03/2025

Justine rides Wyatt for first time.

31/03/2025

29/03/2025

Ace, an OTTB is a sweet boy. But he’s here to work on some issues. Last week, in one session he pulled the rope from me multiple times when asking for a simple trot in a circle. No doubt a product of his feelings, former training and experiences. I was not the one he looked to for help. It wasn’t a rope problem, it was a connection problem (Connection=Noticed, Valued & Understood). So we work on connection with a liberty mindset.

27/03/2025

Will Cookie hear and understand me when she’s a little concerned and distracted?

25/03/2025

Wyatt’s a neat mustang. This is his first time with the saddle. He’s also getting used to the bit. It’s such a privilege to work with these animals.

20/03/2025

Starting Cookie continued.
There are many kinds of leaders. The leadership we teach at Behavioral Horsemanship hinges on a specific type of connection—one where the horse and human are mutually noticed, valued and understood.

17/03/2025

Cookie — Learning to Focus

16/03/2025

Wyatt thinks school is all fun and games.

16/03/2025

Cookie learning to lay down from just a tapping of the ground. She’s learning much more than the lay down, but this is a pretty neat and valuable process.