human animal bond
Bonding with your horse
When I was asked to write an article about bonding and gaining your horse’s trust, my first thought was: “One of the simplest yet hardest things to do. And what …
Forming a Relationship With Your Herd
Humans and horses share the need for complex, emotionally rich and enduring family relationships. There is an amazing depth and range of emotions within the herd, as well as a …
Intuitive Understanding of Your Horse
As a horse lover, it’s important to have a basic intuitive understanding of the nature of horses – what they look for in a leader, for example, and how they …
Tail End – A Pony Miracle
The teachers at our small school knew little about Emily. She seemed to be another forgotten foster child enrolled in our special-needs school in central Ohio. Emily’s only companion was a …
Mary Ann Simonds
While many little girls growing up in Fresno, California in the 1960s dreamed of being “Miss Raisin Queen” or the “Cotton Princess”, Mary Ann Simonds wanted to be a horse …
Choosing the Right Horse
Although Katie had her heart set on a mature paint mare, there was something about the big three-year-old bay gelding that touched her heart. That night, as she pondered the …
5 Tools for Clear Communication
Unfortunately, many tools still commonly used for communication with horses pretty much date back to the same era as the tin can telephones. They are designed to lead a horse …
Eye Contact
Our eyes are the windows to our souls — to our true feelings and emotions. We can control our mouth and our smile, but not our eyes. Eye contact is …
