When the horse focuses
on us, will interpret our
behavior. a big role is
played by our gaze
which will tell the horse
about where we are
going to be in the space
around him.
The light contact later gets transferred, and developed
into the one by holding the reins, when the
horse is ridden. This prevents the experience of getting
trapped by side reins, learning to resist to them,
and to fixing their head position to avoid feeling pain
in their mouths.
Horses that underwent this kind of beginning for their
training were able to take part in dressage schooling
shows, only after being under saddle for a two-month
period.
While a lot remains to be assessed about the physics
of movement, and the use of senses in horsemanship,
Human Horse Sensing has a structure for meaningful
communication through movement, and social concepts,
and the interactions are not trained acts. The
horses are not first conditioned to perform by being
held with lines, nor does this happen just by trial and
error. It would be great to see more people working
in this direction on horsemanship, truly a true two-way
relationship where the horse has freedom of movement,
When riding, it is important to be looking
at the same space as the horse
we are riding, to be aware of the same
situation at the same time.
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and a choice in his response.
positioning, and fitting of a saddle. The horse perceives
us by the way we sit, and can actually sync his
movement to how we behave. It happens according
to how the horse perceives the direction of any pressure
we apply, our muscle tension, and how we orient
our own body, in relation to the surrounding area.
This is true even with the presence of tack between
us. Modern biomechanics applied to
the horse has gone into depth in the topic, and there
is a lot of material that describes it in detail. If we
apply the principles of direction and energy, while
working on the ground with a horse free to move, we
can easily see that the horse responds with the same
precision, even when we are not touching him. This is
because it is the way he would interact with another
horse. Freedom of movement is not precluded by
the presence of tack, and it is a mental adjustment
to the fact that a horse can choose not to execute
our requests. If this is the case, we do not punish the
horse. We reformulate our request according to the
feedback we receive from the horse.
One of the downfalls in horsemanship often happens
when a horse experiences fear in the relationship,
like when beginning to be put under saddle. A
part of Human Horse Sensing horsemanship is about
always considering the learning process that happens
constantly in the life of individuals, and make
it happen correctly. For example, in putting a horse
under saddle we have formulated a phase of working
on the ground with an English halter connected
to one lunge line, not on a circle, but in any position
relative to the horse. The action happens when managing
the space between the human and the horse.
The horse learns to turn right, or left by being held on
either side, because they follow when we release
the line, and they respect when we hold the line. The
horse responds to very light contact, not by being
trapped between lines, by a harsh bit, or by the use
of headgear.
When moving
side by side,
human and
horse are often
in sync.
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