Some years ago behaviourists used to think that animals are passive. But animals are active, they have their own goals and aspirations. We have to be aware of this fact. I wrote before that during clicker training we reinforce not only behaviours but also decisions our horse makes. In this PreWorkshop material I will show
True partnership is possible only when you know who you are. True partnership is based on promises and on stability. Stability and keeping promises are not possible if you don’t know who you are. Many times I see people really want to change something in THEIR LIVES. You may think that there is nothing simpler
In this week module we will talk about introducing NA to your students. And we will explain a little more the role of the teacher. Enjoy :) The role of a teacher is to OPEN student. When you are a teacher, you do not close your student inside rules. You do not create fear in
When your horse is CALM and feels safe, also because he fully understands what you want from him, and your horse has AUTONOMY to decide what he wants to do and to decide to engage in the training, this is the moment when COOPERATION starts. Cooperation is a mutual agreement that we will help our
During this Module you will expand your horse’s balance on straight lines through transitions and we will gradually progress to the Head Bent Cue on the circles. 1. Halt – One or two steps walk – Halt 2. Halt – One or two steps trot – Halt 3. Halt – Back Up – Halt 4.
The base of the Balance Exercises for us will be the Finding and Extending Natural Balance of the Horse Book. I hope you read it, because now this knowledge will come in handy :-) Everything I wish to share with you here is already written there, in the Book. Remember that in the Book I couldn’t
Even through all our exercises are dedicated to expand your horse’s calmness and understanding of the human world he was born into, please do not forget that the main change has to happen within YOU. With this Module’s exercises we will check even further how much your horse and you are ready to take the
Your Body is a tool in the hands of your mind to connect to the Reality, and your Mind is an observing tool in the hands of your soul. When you observe the Reality in detail, and when you are very grounded in the Reality you start to understand who your really are; you can start to understand the
Because of the lack of proper words and due to the limitations that communication through the written language creates, I have to use some words (to tell you what you will do and experience in further exercises) that lost their true meaning. I will use the words that are being over-used, and their true meaning
