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If you have practiced exercises from the previous modules, your horse should now be substantially more relaxed in all everyday situations and should be able to breathe more freely. For most of the horses and situations they are exposed to, it should be enough to solve anxiety attacks and fearful responses. If you did all
PANIC ATTACKS & RELAXATION OF THE BREATHING APPARATUS Thanks to our journey so far your horse should know the Optimal Performance Program Relaxation Technique and should be able to access it consciously. This is a truly mighty skill that will stay with your horse for his whole life and will work towards better suppleness, flexibility, better
TURNING SPONTANEOUS RELAXATION CONSCIOUS Our goal in the beginning stages of this Course is to direct the attention of the horse onto the moments when relaxation happens spontaneously in his body. The role of the trainer is to notice these moments and bring awareness of the horse onto them. How will you do this? As
THE AMAZING POWER OF RELAXATION Relaxation is not just a state of being; it is an active, physiological process governed by the autonomic nervous system. The relaxation response describes the body’s ability to enter a state of deep rest that alters physical and emotional responses to stress. This response can be consciously experienced and acquired
CALMING SIGNALS AND RELAXATION SIGNS In order to teach your horse the skill of Conscious Relaxation, you will need to be able to experience the process of Relaxation and be able to distinguish it from Relaxation-like looking behaviors (Calming Signals) which have nothing to do with the real relaxation and regular behaviors which are used
TEACHING RELAXATION We know what panic attacks are, and we have our plan of action. Now is time to execute what we have planned. The first step is teaching your horse Optimal Performance Program Relaxation Technique. OPP Relaxation Technique is a special technique that your horse will be using every time he will feel any
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF RELAXATION Early in our OneHorseLife journey, we designed our programs to increase relaxation in the human and with this change and new awareness promote relaxation in the horse. But the fact is that we humans are inconstant creatures, tending to change our desires and interests frequently. Even a tried and
FROM RELAXATION TO COMMUNICATION Communication is the foundation of life. Without it, no living system can function. Every cell in the body must communicate with the rest of the organism; otherwise, the entire system becomes unbalanced, leading to dysfunction or disease. Communication sustains all life, and in our relationships with horses, it is essential for
CONSCIOUS RELAXATION Two of the most frequently asked questions we receive from OneHorseLife students and followers worldwide are: 1️⃣ “How conscious can relaxation become for my horse?”2️⃣ “How do I recognize that relaxation has turned conscious?” Relaxation becomes conscious when the owner or trainer observes that the horse is actively choosing to deepen relaxation through