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10/31/2026

Two horses crowd you at the gate.

One has a high head, fast breathing, wide eyes, and tight muscles.

The other has a steady eye, a calm body, and walks into your space on purpose.

Same behavior.

Different horse.

The first one is worried.

The second one is testing a boundary.

Both are solved with clarity, but fear must never be punished like defiance.

For the worried horse: more distance and a simple pattern for his feet.

For the pushy one: claim your space calmly, every time.

Which one did you see last?

10/30/2026

The ears point to the mind.

Yesterday we watched the herd talk. Today we learn to read one horse, head to tail: the ears, the eye, the breath, the head like a barometer, and the feet telling you the plan.

Tomorrow, episode 6: Catching It While It's a Thought.

Episode 5 of 27 · Pressure & Release: Reading the Horse, Head to Tail
Watch the full course free at leydenhorsemanship.com (link in bio).

Equine activities are inherently dangerous. This course does not replace hands-on instruction from a qualified professional. You work with horses at your own risk.

10/30/2026

Almost everything you want in the saddle can be started on the ground, and transitions are a perfect example.

Walk, trot, and whoa on the line teach the horse to change gait off your energy and your cue rather than off a hard pull. To send the horse up, raise your own energy and posture. To bring it down, breathe out and soften your body. Then release the moment the horse responds, because the release is what teaches, not the pressure.

Do this well and a clean, prompt whoa on the ground becomes a reliable whoa under saddle. The horse already knows the conversation, so you are simply continuing it from a new position.

Win the thought and the feet follow. Next, the walk to trot transition without losing softness: https://www.leydenhorsemanship.com/r/mg1

10/30/2026

This week we talked about one idea.

Diagnose first.

Respond second.

This Sunday you can watch it happen in real time.

November 1 is our first Leadership Through Horsemanship clinic at Ocean View Stables.

Five people work a horse on the ground.

Up to thirty watch from the rail while every move, and the leadership principle behind it, is explained in real time.

You don't need to know anything about horses.

You just need to leave your ego at the gate.

Sunday, November 1, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at Ocean View Stables in Daly City.

Watch from the rail, or take one of five seats in the round pen.

Link in bio.

Who do you lead that you've never really diagnosed?

10/30/2026

Navigating the diverse terrain of San Francisco County and San Mateo County on horseback demands a strong partnership and careful preparation. Before setting out on your next trail ride, taking the time to properly fit and check your tack ensures both equine comfort and rider safety across shifting elevations. Proper equipment adjustment prevents soreness and allows for clear communication through the reins. What is your favorite trail to explore in the local area? Let us know in the comments below.

10/30/2026

You're invited: the Veterans Day Recognition Luncheon at San Francisco State, hosted by SF State Veterans Services.

📅 Tuesday, November 10
🕚 11 AM to 1 PM (please be seated by 11)
📍 Seven Hills Conference Center, SF State

There will be lunch, recognition for veterans and military families, and five featured speakers, including our owner Zac Leyden (U.S. Army veteran and co-founder of Saved by the Saddle), a retired U.S. Army Major and author, and a U.S. Navy veteran from Swords to Plowshares. Come say hi at the Saved by the Saddle table.

Open to veterans, active-duty service members, Guard and Reserve, military families and supporters. Seating is limited and registration is required:
👉 https://forms.gle/gwKZJR7h795RyLLj8

Please share with a veteran you know.

10/29/2026

Before you train a horse, watch horses.

The four phases did not come from a manual. They came from the herd. Space, pressure, release and calm boundaries: one language at different volumes. Be the calmest body in the pen.

Tomorrow, episode 5: Reading the Horse, Head to Tail.

Episode 4 of 27 · Pressure & Release: Back to Nature: The Herd's Language
Watch the full course free at leydenhorsemanship.com (link in bio).

Equine activities are inherently dangerous. This course does not replace hands-on instruction from a qualified professional. You work with horses at your own risk.

10/29/2026

In 1594, a French riding master opened an academy in Paris.

His name was Antoine de Pluvinel.

He taught the young prince who became King Louis XIII to ride.

He had trained in Italy under Giovanni Battista Pignatelli, a master who often used harsh methods to get obedience.

Pluvinel went another way.

Praise.

Careful use of the aids.

Softer bits.

He believed a horse should take pleasure in the work, and that a horse who enjoys being ridden moves with far more grace.

He died in 1620, before his book was published.

It came out in 1623 with large engravings by Crispijn van de Passe, and in complete form in 1625 as L'Instruction du Roy.

Pluvinel's bet was that a horse who isn't forced does the work better than one who is.

Not everything in a 400-year-old manual holds up.

That idea does.

Before you correct a horse, find out whether he's confused, afraid, or uncomfortable.

What would change if you asked first?

10/28/2026

No grudge. No lecture.

We know pressure is information. Now, how much and when. Whisper, conversation, boundary, reward. Release within one second of the try. Slack means slack.

Tomorrow, episode 4: Back to Nature: The Herd's Language.

Episode 3 of 27 · Pressure & Release: The Four Phases and the Release
Watch the full course free at leydenhorsemanship.com (link in bio).

Equine activities are inherently dangerous. This course does not replace hands-on instruction from a qualified professional. You work with horses at your own risk.

10/28/2026

One of the most important distinctions in all of horsemanship is also one of the easiest to get wrong. A still horse is not always a calm horse.

True relaxation has a look to it: a soft eye, a lowered head, licking and chewing, and a horse that stays with you and keeps answering your questions. Shutdown looks superficially similar, quiet and unmoving, but it is something else entirely. The eye goes dull, the horse stops responding, and it checks out because it has learned that nothing it does changes the pressure. That is not peace. It is learned helplessness.

The reason this matters so much is that shutdown is often mistaken for a well-trained, obedient horse. It is neither. A horse that has given up is not a horse that trusts you, and building on that quiet gets you nowhere good. The goal is a horse that is soft because it is willing, not silent because it surrendered.

Learn to tell the two apart: https://www.leydenhorsemanship.com/r/l13

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