If your horse is behaving poorly it can mean their voice has been ignored and now they are shouting. Listen for the whisper

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October Master Zoom tonight

If you don't show up for your horse, don't expect your horse to show up for you.

Build your relationship, that's what makes the hard things easy.

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RESCHEDULED TO 10/27

October Master Zoom 10/22, 7p cst

It takes the time it takes. Fast tracking only gets you to the wreck faster.

Horses need to be heard. You are their voice.

The human has to change the relationship not the horse.

If you want your horse to work for you, you must put in the time working for them.

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Be careful what you telegraph to your horse

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Self carriage will never be achieved through micromanaging your horse. We all want to be great helpers (micromanagers) for our horses. We try to prevent mistakes by holding a movement or containing the movement. Horses don't learn that way. In fact they get kind of resentful. They can't move their bodies when we are "helping", we are in their way. It's kind of like a toddler hanging on your leg while making dinner.

Everything you ride two handed you should be able to repeat one handed