Fencing
Exciting new beginning.
At 9:00 this morning the fencing crew pulled in to put in the fence for a horse pasture so that I can start training and giving lessons on site!
The importance of how you touch a horse.
Relaxation 😌
This colt is back for a refresher and continued training after a injury halted his training. Today was a good day, he really starting to loosen up through his body and find relaxation.
Relaxation ♥️
This cute guy was a bit of a mess a couple months ago. He was insecure while also acting out with pushy and aggressive like behavior with people and also his herd mates.
In the pasture he would push on other horses, pick on them and cause disruption in the herd.
When it came to haltering he would be all over you wanting attention but at the same time nipping, pushing, and trying to grab the halter to chew on it.
Once haltered his behavior was very sporadic at the end of the lead rope. He would try to push with his shoulders, nip, buck, jump, try to pull away, and chew anxiously on whatever he could get his mouth on.
It's not that he was trying to be mean, he was still a sweet hearted horse. He just felt misunderstood, didn't have good boundaries, didn't have a good connection with people like he needed, and didn't know how to make himself feel better. So he did what he had to do to at least try to make his world feel better for him.
Instead of treating this as a behavioral problem
We are treating this as a postural problem.
For him to do all the undesirable behavior his body has to be out of alignment and the incorrect muscles contracted which is uncomfortable for him and causes him to be unbalanced and makes it almost impossible for him to feel good enough to relax.
So we are working on getting his body straight and aligned so that he can be more in balance which then allows his muscles to relax which in turn helps him to relax, stretch, and breathe easier.
If we treat this as only a behavioral issue we would most likely add more tension and would only cover up the root cause.
Below is a short video of him relaxing and enjoying his new found Peace and relaxed body after a training session.