Horse Eden : VOTING for the CQE Art Contest

02:38:55 Lilly/PON Addict

My summer horse plans are currently on hold and I'm not very happy about it

02:38:54 Celeste 🌕

I will have to look that up Buckeye. I am always willing to learn, just not what has been slung my way as natural horsemanship.
Literally almost got me killed on one of her own school horses.

Lucky Ranch

02:38:54 luhckeigh

dusty
thats so real if you and your horsie aren't besties youre doing it wrong

The Old Gods

02:38:44 Void Malign

My step-dad has the idea of "one training fits all" Consequently, Oklahoma showed him the middle hoof lol

Full Stride Farm

02:37:54 Buckeye!

Void, right.
Which is why it is the riders/trainers responsibility to understand how each horse thinks and reacts. They are not all the same

Savannah Stables

02:37:42 Dusty

Me and my horse just kinda operate based off of vibes it's more fun that way
The vibes are usually pretty good though

Full Stride Farm

02:37:01 Buckeye!

Xenophon
the original Natural Horsemanship guru.

todays NH is just gimmicks

The Old Gods

02:35:59 Void Malign

One training method does not fit all horses

Wraithcry Farm

02:35:46 Celeste 🌕

We work hard- we are taught proper horsemanship down to the smallest detail. I personally do not let horses walk all over me- they listen to their job gets significantly harder

Running R Ranch

02:35:01 RRR (Jo)

The weather is *finally* nice enough to study outside. So pretty out now that we're done with the wet for now *.*

Full Stride Farm

02:34:29 Buckeye!

the *being boss* will get you nowhere with a smart horse, and could get you hurt. Dont even try to boss a mule, haha.

It is the responsibility of the rider to communicate through aids and body in a way the horse can understand and then act in a desirable way.
It does not matter if you are asking for piaffe in upper level dressage, or for a sliding stop in reining, or for your horse to cross a creek on a trail ride.
It all works the same in the horses mind. They have no idea what a ribbon or belt buckle is. They are just trying to get along with their human and maybe get that carrot at the end of the day haha

Wraithcry Farm

02:33:39 Celeste 🌕

Natural Horsemanship is good until it is not, it can get you in a lot of trouble down the road depending on who you are learning from.
My old natural horsemanship trainer about got me killed.

Prancing Pony Stable

02:33:29 Rain / PPS

some of the barns I been people are so stuck up they think that English is for fancy people and western is for careless people🤦

Malikova Madness

02:33:28 Amber

Any horse can be ruined
It's up to us who want good horsemanship to fix their issues
I, as a trainer, focus on good stable and ground manners from an early age especially since I work with show jumping horses
No point in having a brilliant jumper whose a little shit to try do anything else with
That's just my opinion though 🤷🏼‍♀️

Tequila

02:32:25 Tee | Quila

Cute
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Hummingbird Meadows

02:31:17 Hummer

Let's just say I had never heard of natural horsemanship until I switched disciplines. Of course it is possible to do shows or ride english and still bond with your horse. Around here though, there isn't training for that unless you ride Western. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Prancing Pony Stable

02:30:59 Rain / PPS

Think*

Kfantasy

02:30:43 K

I may breed colour on the side 😍
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Lost~Souls

02:30:40 Ls,lost,kayla,kl

Dang she doing well -HEE Click-

Full Stride Farm

02:30:40 Buckeye!

As always, there are good and bad in all areas.
Some people put way too much emphasis on results instead of good horsemanship and improving yourself and your horse to be able to do more and better things.
The awards, IF you compete, should just be icing on the cake.
Competition should be viewed as a way to have fun and test if your methods and hard work are getting you somewhere positive, and increasing yours and your horses skills

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