Mick is the sweetest most reliable horse now but several years ago we were sorting things out! He would try to bite me (that is why I am carrying a whip) and I was trying to train him to the point we could catch him. I wanted him to learn that touch was safe. If you have an aggressive animal,… Read more →
Last month many of you know I was lucky enough to participate in a five day clinic with the founders of Cavalia, an amazing presentation of how horses and humans can dance, celebrate and perform tricks and acrobatics together. Frederick and Magali toured for seven years with Cavalia and now their focus has turned to their new showwww.eqi-show.com. During my… Read more →
Tino has never been to the beach and is afraid of it like most horses. But he feels safe by my side because with liberty horse training the safest place for the horse is next to his person. Thanks to Dee Dee Murry for her photography. Here are some photos 🙂 Read more →
I have been feverishly working on building the website: www.freespirithorsetraining.com to combine all types of positive horse training: clicker training, trick training, liberty horse training. As far as I know, it’s the only free step by step on-line how-to on liberty training available with videos. Still working on the management part of the site but the cutest thing is Tino… Read more →
Another lazy day at the farm after a day of liberty horse training. With this type of training, the horse’s mind gets tired from thinking so much, making decisions, weighing choices in life. Mick, the mustang is 3 years old. He is such a good boy just started riding him. Tino (7 years) and Charlie (20 years) take a nap.… Read more →
So much of being with animals ends up encouraging them to do what we want. In Liberty horse training, sometimes they get to chose what they want. Mick is learning how to smile on command but Tino already knows how to smile, say yes and say no. Being a natural over-achiever, Tino also stands on his pedestal while playing ball. Read more →
Why is liberty horse training so amazing? I have to be present, fair, direct and positive or Tino will reject me and go eat his hay. Instead, he canters next to me. We are working on some cool things now where we canter on each lead and halt in between. We will post that on YouTube soon. Liberty training can… Read more →