Vlogs & Blogs
Helping a young horse with obstacles.
In this video, I help JC familiarize himself with several wacky and weird objects at liberty. You'll notice attachment with connection — he's following me. And detachment with connection — he's stopping to explore the object, then re-engaging in attachment as we complete the obstacle course.
Key takeaways? Don't rush your horse. Focus on attachment and then detachment with connection before you work on desensitizing exercises.
Leading a horse with attachment, connection, and asking for detached connection in an arena.
Watch this Jane Austen-inspired footage of me and Bentley doing some connection and detachment exercises in the arena. This is one way to safely "play" with your horse and communicate with them.
Detachment with connection is also the foundation of getting your horse to go to the mounting block at liberty and also pick you up at the mounting block. Stay tuned! More on that later.