Are you your horse's human?

There are a lot of different training methods out there. So many varying opinions.

I wont say our Training Trainability method is perfect, because no single training method is perfect without adaptation (and we aim to provide that flexibility and adaptation within the membership).

But I will say ours gives something most others don’t - connection.

And connection is a vital part of what our horses desire, with the added bonus of providing forgiveness when we don’t get something right.

Horses, by nature, live in herds. They need a community, a dynamic of relationship, to provide them protection, friendship and even - ocassionally - to put them back in their place. The herd confidence in their alpha sets them up for the best harmony. They have spent centuries evolving this way.

With that in mind, we can’t expect our horse to behave any differently with us. The path of domestication hasn’t taken out that particular need - so that means we must tailor our own interactions to be more herd-like.

Cue funny picture of humans grazing… maybe not.

We should, however, be considering how we can become a part of the herd - in a way that is managable, allows our horse to easily slip into a process with us, knowing they are protected, have a companion, and know their boundaries. Even if they do test them sometimes.

That level of interaction takes us from just being their leader to creating a deeper connection. It means that you will have a horse that wants to spend time with you, just quietly hanging together, just within breathing space or even slightly touching.

Connection is what makes us our horse’s human.

And I wouldn’t want it any other way.