This is a topic which frustrates me immensely and I hope that this discussion will shed some light on the confusion currently created by the modern NH movement. 90% of the work on “desensitisation” you find on youtube and in NH media is not desensitisation at all, but flooding. People do not generally like the…
Equanimity has been systematically undergoing changes for the past few months. Transitions are incredibly taxing and the constant strain of metamorphosis takes its toll on a person. With the comings and goings of clients as we undergo these transitions, there has only been one piece of advise I have been giving clients as they leave;…
In the early 1940’s, a young man decided to oppose the brutality of equine “breaking”. He traveled extensively, even as a teen, facing insurmountable odds, in order to discover more about the inner workings of Mustang herds. His work was rejected and he spent his entire life trying to prove to the World, as well…
There are a few theories on the licking and chewing performed by horses in exercise. The action is linked to relaxation, in simple terms and an emphatic trainer will understand the signs of relaxation in training, including the lick and chew. The French mention that it is not merely a lick and chew, but a…
Anyone who has investigated Natural Horsemanship will have heard about Monty Roberts some time in their riding career. Monty Roberts was the first man in the equine industry I heard about as a 13-year old, who tried to “speak horse”. We have the opportunity to meet him and see his work in action this year,…
The concept of a human being the leader of a herd came about when Monty Roberts first appeared commercially in the equestrian world. There was buzz about the concept of Join-Up and those individuals who wanted to opt for a more natural approach to horse training started using phrases such as join-up, dominance, submission, herd…