Lessons FOR your Horse

There are basic skills that your horse needs to learn. I consider myself a student of the horse, and have been told by people that I really respect that my ground work and games really do make a difference in the attitude and performance of the horses I've worked with.

Look at this firey paint mare.


My friend Andi (who is a photographer--- www.2APhotography.com ) took these pictures for me at a recent session when I was working with Dani.





I love being able to see the progression of her attitude and attachment to me.





This is not a horse that came into the pen connected to me. Bracey, dominant, pushy....green as the grass!



It was over the course of our time together that she taught me to be effective, to be fair ....I kept asking her to allow me to learn from her. There is no magic in horse training. Sessions spent with Dani, or for that matter....any horse is about being safe and learning to read the horse.

It is me listening, learning and asking her to teach me to be a better student of the horse. She knows my heart is in the right spot, that my intentions are good. You, too, can learn these cues, develop this mind set through HeartSong Natural Horsemanship.

Notice that there is nothing on Dani--no halter or other control mechanism. I was just asking her to watch me and my cues...wish we had pictures on her beginning sessions! She is a great horse, full of fire and promise!



And I was asking her to make the decision to come to me when I was in a set location--notice that I'm standing on top of the blue bucket. I teach my students/horses to aproach an object so the rider can mount. More on this in the training for Trail Competitions, too!



This is my favorite picture of Dani and I. My apologies on her not being "groomed' before the photos were taken (Andi has her camera glued to her palms-you never know where she will be! ). The softness of Dani's acceptance in wanting to be there w/ me is an incredible "warm fuzzy" feeling. Compare to your human partner catching your eye across a crowded room of people....you just know it feels right!

The rope that you see in these couple of pictures is not a control device--I used it as conditioning. In other words, I wanted her to feel the rope rubbing around her neck and still choose to be right there with me.



Yes, obviously she got it!




Here's the information if you are interested in me working with your horse:

(Prices/details coming)...call me if you need assistance before the next posting. 832-969-7611


Melody