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Are you the Leader your Horse Needs?
Are you the Leader your Horse Needs? This past summer I, along with my young horse Paris, had the pleasure of attending a Happy Horse Clinic taught by Linda Parelli. Linda is such a wonderful teacher and I gleaned so much watching her teach her horse training...
Leadership Lessons I’ve Learned from an Alpha Mare
I remember the first time I noticed my mare Boca was an alpha mare, leader of the herd. She was only 5, I was only 16. She was a very high-strung, spirited, spooky, tense, and nervous young horse. None of those qualities spoke “leader” to me. She and a few other...
How to Become Your Farrier’s Favorite Client
“No Hoof, No Horse.” If you’ve been in the horse world any length of time you’ve probably heard that saying before. It emphasizes the importance of strong healthy hooves, and how without them your horse’s quality of life is diminished. A big part of a horse’s hoof...
What Do You “Feel” Like to Your Horse?
What do you feel like to your horse? When you’re grooming them? When you’re at the end of the lead rope? When you’re on their back? When you’re holding the reins? Years ago, my otherwise agreeable mare started lifting her back leg and threatening to kick when I would...
Train the Mind, Not the Task
As I swung my leg over her back she started backing up and threatening to buck. Her back was humped up and her mind was thinking backward and up. She was not accepting and softly standing to be mounted. Even though she had pulled up easily to the mounting block her...
Get the Most Out of Your Horse Lessons
Taking a riding lesson or being in any sort of learning environment with a horse can be exciting, fun, progressive, boring, difficult, stressful, scary, and frustrating. I’ve seen all of those emotions and have felt some of them myself in a learning situation. The...
Certified Instructor/Mentor Ashley Forlie
Phone: 518-222-6490
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