...mostly like no one else!

OCTOBER 2014
Exceptional Horsemanship Newsletter

 

Now that you've thought about dreaming and doing - here's a video to help you DREAM BIGGER! What if you fly
I've got a ton of graphics this month - hope your 'puters can handle it.
What needs to happen in order to chase those dreams? Learning. Yep! Oh sorry, but no one can learn something for you. Help you. Guide you. Give you the info, tips and training, a pointy boot up your butt (my fave) :), yes. But, when it gets down to the nitty-gritty, if you want it, you have to do it yourself. No one can make you a better rider. No one can ride for you! 
So, I'm looking for learners! 
I LOVE LEARNING!
There's a framed quote on the wall by my 
learning
'puter that I live by (easily) that says: I'm Going to Learn Something Today and NO ONE is Going to Stop Me!
A guy who has been getting my newsletter for years un-subscribed last month. I know - shocking, right! WTH! Well, there's a box that asks 'why?' when you unsubscribe and he wrote in there that he sold his horse. Sad news. When he first started getting my newsletter a couple of years ago, he called and brought his newly acquired horse over to my place so I Curbside Service Cover could teach the horse Curbside Service. A guy in his late 60's, a beginner rider and he had just bought a young, green broke Percheron. I installed Curbside Service and worked with the horse to assess the training (or rather lack thereof) and then had him do a few things with the horse. When he had unloaded the horse from the trailer it dragged him hither and yon and he barely got it in the fenced area. And, ya know... that's trouble with a draft in particular. No one can hold one. If you don't have an influence with the gray matter, IT DOESN'T MATTER!
When I told him that both he and the horse would need some help, he declined and told me that the seller told him the horse would be fine to go out trail riding so he didn't need any help. He thanked me, loaded the horse up and I never heard from him again, although he always read the newsletters. This is where 'it's not fun anymore' ends up. 
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What I wish for folks is learning HOW FUN learning is. It isn't a dent to your ego. It's great for ego because you learn how to enjoy your horse SO MUCH. I'm sad that his horse dream ended especially when it would have been so easy to have it come true with a little help. I hope he didn't get seriously hurt although it looked to me like that was going to happen. Help is a good thing. One is  not born knowing everything. ASK!!!! and ENJOY IT!!!
There's another moral to this story :) I'll write about you if you un-subscribe. 

You can catch up on all the training ideas you've missed on the blog. Here's the link to the one I just wrote: Clarity for Creating Your Ideal Horse.
Hit the forward button and share this newsletter with your amigas.
 
So... Are You Horseman Material????

Have you considered that there is a difference between a horse invading your space and a horse in the same space?

What is the difference? In this picture, I'm sitting on Peka and Black has come over to get some love. Is she invading my space? No. She's with me in my space. You can tell there is NO invasion. No push. No intent to power over me. She's with me quietly, softly, easy-peasy.
Think about it as if it were people. There are many people, actually most, that you don't want as close as Black is to me in the picture. But, your significant other? or your kids? Completely different.
So, don't assume a horse has to stay a certain distance away from you to be respectful. But, also don't assume that a pushy, aggressive horse is just 'being with you' and let them power over you.


Please this newsletter to your friends and tell them to sign up for their own. Click the purple 
"Gimme" button on the website.
 
There's a difference between techniques and technique.
For exceptional results, think "how and how can I".
Upcoming stuff:
A new segment on essential oils
Accuracy - what does the movement look like? ex:  on the galloping bridge. Drift. Would you know what side of the balance beam you'll fall off?
Dressage Mastery
Riding into your 90's.
Asking your horse to do something way above his level and way above yours! 
 "awareness" - the need for calm.  
maintain boundaries in order to create focus, both in yourself and your horse.  
ladder rung jumping - the art of waiting   timing/feel   come
Managing space around other horses
scarcity vs. abundant mindset

If you've realized or decided that your good isn't enough anymore, call or email me to schedule a lesson, training session, phone or email lesson/consultation today.
Don't forget to check the blog for more training and put in your questions and comments!

Lauren Woodard
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254