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Confident Rider #1 Tip ~ Breathe1 comment

confidenthorsemanship wrote 5 days ago: The following post is an excerpt from my book ‘Confident Rider Confident Horse’: “ … more →

Tags: Building Confidence, Confident horsemanship, Horse Riding, Natural Horsemanship, anne gage, breathing techniques, confidence, confident horsemanship, Courage

Communication part 3 - the language of horses10 comments

Sandra wrote 1 month ago: Last weekend my husband, daughter and I went for a walk and we brought the horses along. I led the w … more →

Tags: General, Communication, Body Language

Change This One Thing to Improve Your Horse Riding12 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 2 months ago: Take a moment to look at the photo below and imagine that’s you riding your horse. What though … more →

Tags: Building Confidence, Confident horsemanship, Horse Riding, horse training, Natural Horsemanship, behaviour issues, confidence, confident horsemanship, equine

Have You Labelled Your Horse?9 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 2 months ago: “Horses have as much individuality and character as people. ”                           … more →

Tags: Building Confidence, Confident horsemanship, Horse Riding, horse training, Natural Horsemanship, behaviour issues, confidence, confident horsemanship, equine

Horse Training Through a Child's Eyes8 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 2 months ago: “That horse looks angry, Mummy.” That was a statement made by a 6 year old child watchin … more →

Tags: Building Confidence, Confident horsemanship, Horse Riding, horse training, Natural Horsemanship, behaviour issues, confident horsemanship, Horse, Horse Back Riding

How to Stop Over Thinking While Riding Your Horse7 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 2 months ago: “When in doubt, go forward” was a phrase my hunter/jumper coach often used when we were … more →

Tags: Behaviour Modification, Building Confidence, Confident horsemanship, Horse Riding, horse training, Natural Horsemanship, behaviour issues, confidence, confident horsemanship

Helping the Horse with Separation Anxiety1 comment

confidenthorsemanship wrote 2 months ago: Question: ”I recently adopted a horse from a rescue. She is kind, but nervous and gets really … more →

Tags: horse training, Behaviour Modification, separation anxiety, Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horsemanship, horse training, behaviour issues, equine rescue

Learning curve 2 - establishing ground rules14 comments

Sandra wrote 3 months ago: Small ponies can often get away with behaviour that wouldn’t be acceptable in a bigger horse. I’ve s … more →

Tags: arrow, Ground work

Is It My Horse or Is it Me?1 comment

confidenthorsemanship wrote 4 months ago: I received an email the other day from someone asking for help with one of her 3 horses.  She has ri … more →

Tags: Behaviour Modification, Building Confidence, Confident horsemanship, horse training, Natural Horsemanship, behaviour issues, confident horsemanship, Horse, Horse Back Riding

A Simple Exercise to Improve Your Riding Position, Balance and Confidence

confidenthorsemanship wrote 4 months ago: Simple exercises at the walk and trot can improve your posture and position in the saddle.  When you … more →

Tags: Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horse Riding, Horsemanship, horse training, facing fear, Fear of riding, Horse, horse behaviour

Are You Really Listening to What Your Horse is Saying?2 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 4 months ago: I read the following thread on a forum in the ‘horse training’ section.  I’ve started working … more →

Tags: horse training, Natural Horsemanship, Behaviour Modification, Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horsemanship, behaviour issues, confidence, equine

Not Your Average Horse Back Riding Trainer6 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 5 months ago: I guess I’m not  your average riding instructor or horse trainer.  Apparently, I do things a b … more →

Tags: horse training, Natural Horsemanship, Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horse Riding, Horsemanship, confidence, Fear of Horses, Fear of riding

Ground Work - Putting it in (Your Horse's) Perspective4 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 7 months ago: Back in the days when I was training and showing hunters, we didn’t do much ground work with our hor … more →

Tags: horse training, Natural Horsemanship, Confident horsemanship, Horse Riding, Horsemanship, horse training, behaviour issues, confidence, horse attitude

4 Steps to Help You Achieve Your Riding Goals4 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 9 months ago: Do you find yourself setting riding goals and then not following through on them? You start.  But, t … more →

Tags: horse training, Natural Horsemanship, Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horse Riding, Horsemanship, horse training, Horse Back Riding, horses

How Your Hips Affect Your Confidence In The Saddle5 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 11 months ago: The suppleness in your hips has a direct affect on your level of confidence in the saddle.  It also … more →

Tags: horse training, Natural Horsemanship, Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horse Riding, Horsemanship, horse training, confidence, Fear of riding

Bull Fight2 comments

lematcho wrote 1 year ago: Bull Fight I have been fighting lately. I returned from my veluwe experience and mingled straight in … more →

Tags: Interlude, Divers, Natural Horsemanship, Le Matcho, horse behaviour

10 Principles of Confident Horsemanship2 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 1 year ago: Give your horse what he needs so he can give you what you want. Confident Horsemanship = A Happy Hor … more →

Tags: horse training, Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horsemanship, horse training, Horse, Horse Back Riding, horse behaviour, ride with confidence

Should You Be a Better Rider?5 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 1 year ago: We all want success and we want it now.  We’ve been trained to “reach for the stars … more →

Tags: horse training, Confident horsemanship, Building Confidence, Horse Riding, horse showing, Horsemanship, horse training, behaviour issues, facing fear

The Secret to Achieving Your Riding Dreams5 comments

confidenthorsemanship wrote 1 year ago: Spring is usually the time that we horse-people have great plans for our riding. Maybe you dream of … more →

Tags: Building Confidence, Confident horsemanship, Horse Riding, horse showing, horse training, confidence, confident horsemanship, facing fear, Goal Setting


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