I have recently been reading up on energy healing theories. This came about because I attended some workshops last year which were enlightening and very fun. In an animal communication workshop, I learned that the things I was hearing animals say were not actually that weird and that it is possible to chat with animals…
Recently I read an article on TheHorse.com which cited a study which found that the majority of horses do not like being groomed. It made me do a bit of a head tilt and I was confused at first, until I started remembering what my horses used to be like when Equanimity was still operating…
So what is the big deal? If they are naturally carrying more weight on the forehand, then why would it be an issue while we ride? The answer is simple. If we want our horses to lead sound, healthy lives, working on the forehand is not an option.
The word “softness” in equestrian jargon evokes different ideas for different people. What is it and what does it look like? Softness creates a feeling of harmony between horse and handler. There seems to be a common goal and an ease about the way in which the partnership interact. Softness seems ethereally invisible, and yet…
Isn’t it a universal need to be able to travel through life with ease? We work hard at our studies, careers and personal lives to achieve some sort of goal. Motivational speakers will say that being able to engage in your passion as a job means that you will never work a day in your…
Why can’t my horse do what we did the other day? It’s like he forgot everything he learnt and it’s so frustrating! It feels like we’re moving so slowly. These are issues I’ve experienced riders struggle with recently. It is easy to forget that when a horse greets us, they aren’t thinking about achieving a…
We’ve hosted a few lunging workshops over the past two months and it has been interesting to see what people look for in lunging, how they use it and what they believe it achieves. The use of the lunge ring (or longe ring/round pen, depending on which part of the world you live in) was…
If you are anything like me and have an enquiring mind, you might have tried a few different products on your horse before. When searching for a bit-less option for a client, I came across the Callisto Bridle. The Callisto is a scawbrig type bit-less bridle, placing pressure on the top of the nose, as…
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;…