The Concept of “Feel”
June 18, 2021
It’s one thing to learn new techniques, but the thing to really learn is “feel”. The quality of your feel is what is going to mean the most to your horse and your advancement in all Four Savvys is heavily reliant on this aspect. What is “feel”? Its the way you touch a horse, the
The Eight Responsibilities
June 9, 2021
There are eight responsibilities in a partnership: four for the human and four for the horse. So many people aren’t aware of these responsibilities and this is what gives rise to artificial aids such as harsher bits, martingales and tie downs, etc. because people are always having to hold horses back from going faster, or
Impulsion
June 8, 2021
What is it? What is it not? How do you get it? Ask 10 different people what impulsion is and you will probably get 10 different answers. Probably many of them will be very vague. In dressage terms, it often refers to the driving and unlimited power of the hindquarters. Many riders don’t seem to
But how does all this relate to…?
June 3, 2021
…dressage, cutting, jumping, reining, cow working, camp drafting, polo, gymkhana, roping, barrel racing, eventing, driving etc. This is one of the most common questions we get now that natural horsemanship is starting to attract people involved in competitive endeavours with horses. Natural horsemanship is not something you do instead of a horse sport, it’s just
