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Feb 141 min read

Reverse Round Pen - Josie's not a fan

So we started working on using management via a reverse round pen so I could focus on implementing verbal Walk Trot and Canter cues. This...

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Dec 25, 20232 min read

Teaching your horse lateral work in-hand. Resets - what are these and how do they help your learner?

Resets are a helpful way to keep your learner on the path to errorless learning. This keeps them in the training game by working in small...

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Dec 24, 20231 min read

Merry Christmas Eve Revelations

One of my latest research projects included in the Teaching Josie YouTube playlist is developing my in-hand skills. We are learning...

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May 4, 20231 min read

#arenasweet

adjective feeling or showing pleasure or delight with experiences in the riding arena "Josie is arenasweet and often tries to break into...

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Oct 2, 20221 min read

Connection husbandry and at liberty

Working on our farm upgrade put a limit on time I could spend training but today was as if we never missed a beat! Today was trimming day...

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Aug 22, 20223 min read

More on Activity Stations (and rearing - who knew?) - August 22, 2022

Today was a short session continuing on the 3 stations (now 4 see below) I am currently using as a warm up for riding or just for the...

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Aug 20, 20221 min read

Activity Horse Training Stations - August 20, 2022

Well PIVO has failed me again lol. So no photos or videos from today's awesome training session with Josie. Below is a bit of detail. I...

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Aug 20, 20222 min read

Josie my beautiful cross over horse - a case study

Welcome to my work with my Josie. This first post is a catch up so you have some idea of where we started. Future posts will take you...

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