Is the Same Feel Applied to Restarting a Horse as apposed to Starting a Colt?
The horse that has been started without feel might have bad habits. It’s those bad habits that steer your approach in order to teach a horse about feel. Now the Colt is coming with herd knowledge. The trust has not been broken so the chances of gaining a feel for humans is a little easier. Every horse is different, so every application is different. It’s what fits best according to your know how, so you must work from there. Now, one might ask what does feel have to do with anything? Feel is the way humans and horses communicate. We don’t have a...
Read MoreWhere To Place the Reins on the Perfectly Bitless Bridle (PBB)
Question: Where to affix the reins on the PBB (Perfectly Bitless Bridle) So I attached mine “behind” the leather bar, so if under saddle I leaned over and peeked, I would see my rein and then the snap to the rein, then I would see it on the round ring and then next to that the leather bar that goes under the chin. Rhonda connected hers closer to the horse’s mouth and not under the chin like I did. Which way? Where should we be attaching the reins on the “O” ring I think is the question. We are total sticklers for detail! Ann E. Bastin Answer to the Question: Details are...
Read More3 Elements to Become the Alpha Mare
How do we become the Alpha Mare? The real question is: can you think as much like your horse as you want your horse to think like you? Every year there are a large amount of people that get on their horse in spring, without the proper preparation, get hurt and loose their confidence. This doesn’t need to happen. All winter, every horse owner can take the time to work on three essential elements to keep their horse or horses reminded of who’s the Leader in the herd. Use these most effective ‘Tools of Persuasion’ FIRST ELEMENT: The herd can be just you and your...
Read MoreWHAT CLINIC IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
In most of my clinics I teach about gaining control of the horse and being able to ride all four corners with effective cues. Cue your horse to go left and right, forward and back, diagonally and straight. Most people are surviving their horses. They don’t have an effective and responsive relationship with their mount so at times fear is a factor or confidence is compromised. My Clinics address everyday problems that come up between horse and man. I give people the tools to effectively work with a horse to improve the horse on any level. I am a strong believer in ground...
Read MorePerfectly Bitless Bridle, Questions & Answers
This was a Perfectly Bitless Bridle demonstration we did at an ACTHA Ride. Many of the participants rode my Mustang, Nevada Star, who was outfitted in a Perfectly Bitless Bridle. They were very surprised with the response. A bit is only as good as the hands it is in. Some of the most important features of the Perfectly Bitless Bridle are: The Bridle is an aid that is not harsh. It doesn’t add a cold metal piece into the horses mouth that causes discomfort. It doesn’t break into the tender skin and bones in the roof of the mouth. This Bitless option gives a rider a...
Read MoreHarmonizing the energy between you and your horse
At our next Alpha Mare Tour, we will be working on harmonizing the energy levels between you and your horse for effective training. This will increase your Alpha Mare status with your horse, your herd value and solidify the mutual respect it takes to get from the brain to the feet. This is not about breaking a horse it is about blending the energetics of the human spirit and the horse’s spirit. In our last track fast Alpha Mare Tour 1 & 2, we worked from the feet to the brain and all of you started to understand the importance of herd value between you and your horse. We will...
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