NH is more a thought
process and philosophy, not so much any type of training. Treat a
horse as a horse but within the parameters of keeping ourselves
safe. I can groom you, but you can't groom me. I can walk
into your space, but you're not allowed in mine unless I ask you
to. I gain your trust and respect by treating you like a horse and
having control of your movements, just as an alpha mare
would. NH is being active, not reactive... being able
to see, feel, touch, hear, etc what the horse will do before he/she does
it. It's savvy, a relationship, a partnership, and
understanding.
*If this is true, then why
all the crap about "playing games" with horses.? That just seems
to me to be the wrong approach going in. To me, yes, it is
partnership, but you better the heck be the one in charge. Seems a
better approach to attempt to show the horse what you want in a straight
forward way, explain it the clearest, set up the horse to be successful
and learn the cues, lots of reward. When you can handle your horse in
all situations safely, and not endanger OTHER PEOPLE you ride with, both
on the ground and in the saddle, THEN you can take the time for play,
tricks, etc.
I find just too much of this
so-called NH stuff to be NOT common sense.
Karen
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