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
By doing the exercises in this Workshop, you will learn that NA comes from Calmness. You will learn that the more Calm you are, the more NA you can access, and that the more Calm you are with your horse, the more NA your horse can access. You will learn that to make energetic movements,
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
Calming signals is a term introduced by Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas (2005) to describe the behaviors that dogs show when trying to calm a situation. For animals living in groups, ways of communication, that can discharge the potentially tense situation, are extremely important. Calming signals are signals that all herd animals use in order to communicate with each
I would love to introduce you to the Calming technique, before your experience of NA starts. I want you to have time to really digest and understand our approach before you will try it with your horses. I want you to feel comfortable and not to hurry yourself. I’d love you to have time to ask
You can find further sets for expanding body awareness in our BodyMac Book & Video Set
You will need your horse to teach you about NA. During the following sessions remember that YOU ARE LEARNING something your horse KNOWS very well. Your horse will teach you NA ONLY if he wants to teach you this. We cannot force it to happen, and we cannot trick your horse to respond to your NA.
To have direct experience of NA, you strongly advise doing BodyMarc and Calming Technique. You also have to prepare your horse. You need to remove all physical and emotional pain your horse can have now. Please check if your horse moves willingly during the training. That means that your horse starts to trot in a calm
Movement created by NA is free from any tensions. The horse is moving in the most relaxed and calm way. In this movement, a horse can explore and expand his body awareness. It is a very great gift we can give our horses: We can give them an opportunity for a very calm movement that will
Here we would love to share with you the BodyMarc program for expanding body awareness. 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