Which horse changed your life? Was it a challenging horse? I bet he wasn\’t cooperative all the time, was he? The horses that changed my life were \’stubborn\’, \’difficult\’, \’dangerous\’ or \’challenging\’. Some horses had \’character\’ according to the salesperson, which usually meant that they are not very cooperative. \’Stubborn\’, \’difficult\’ or \’dangerous\’ What does a horse have to […]
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This weeks WordPress Photo Challenge is called Mirror and is all about reflections. Expressions and quotes The horse is your mirror, It will never flatter you, It reflects your temperament, It also reflects your mood swings. To be angry with your horse, Is to be angry with yourself. If you are fearful, a horse will back
In a study done in Norway researchers taught 23 horses to communicate to their trainers if they wanted blankets (rugs) \’put on\’, \’taken off\’ or \’unchanged\’. The horses were taught 3 different symbols to express their choice. If they chose \’unchanged\’ they kept their blankets on if they wore one and didn\’t get one on if they
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This is the picture that came to mind when I read this weeks topic of the WordPress Photo Challenge: Have a nice weekend everyone! Sandra Poppema Are you interested in online personal coaching, please visit my website or send me an email with your question to info@clickertraining.ca Follow my blog with Bloglovin
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The real name of this WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is \’Curve\’. When I think of horses and curves I think of all baroque horse breeds. Baroque horses Wikipedia tells us what baroque horses are: \”The term baroque horse describes a group of horse breeds, usually descended from and retaining the distinctive characteristics of a particular
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Equestrians are told all the time: \’Be the leader to your horse\’. But how does one become a leader? By dominating your horse? Who is the leader in the herd? Is it the stallion or is it the alpha mare? Or is there another leader? Odile Petit, PhD, of the University of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France says: \’To really be a true leader, you
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All equestrians know that having a horse and working at a barn is hard work. Feeding, watering and turn ins/outs are time consuming. To save some time I made a list of time saving barn hacks I used myself. Brush on a string For buckets in paddocks and pastures keep a brush on a string attached
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Yesterday when I was at the barn, there was still some daylight left. Although it was windy and a bit chilly I decided to work with Kyra outdoors so we could enjoy the last few sunbeams. When I walked into the barn to get her, I changed my mind about the work and decided to
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It is useful to make mistakes and learn from them, but sometimes it is better to learn from other peoples mistakes. Here are five things I have learned owning my own horse. #1 Horses I wish I had known more about horse behaviour, training and learning theory when I bought my first pony. I thought I knew
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The photo challenge from April 1st was Landscape in my mind I was immediately searching for a landscape picture with horses… I remembered the vacation in the UK in Exmoor where we saw Exmoor ponies in the wild. Their coat is a really good camouflaged in the ferns that are growing on the Moors. In the background you can
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