Mar 24, 2024
ADS [Photo: submitted by Elsabe Hausauer] Every once in a while, I hear the relationship between humans and horses being called “prey & predator relationship.” In other words, the relationship between humans and horses is dominated by the relationship...
Sep 30, 2023
ADS [Photo: Unseen Expressions by Carrie Kovash] A question I often hear is, “How do I help my horse self-regulate his emotions?” Learning how to identify and self-regulate our own emotions is one of the most valuable and useful life skills. This is such...
Feb 20, 2023
Managing Expectations [Photo: Sheila King Photography] Expectations — Good or bad, or do we just need to learn how to manage them? There are huge investments in time and money when a horse is professionally trained. This is why well-trained horses are so expensive....
Jan 20, 2023
Desensitizing vs Building Confidence Elsabe Hausauer [Photo: Carrie Kovash of Unseen Expressions] When working with our horses, we have to always remember that we are working with a prey animal who are designed to respond to danger by flight, fight, or freeze. ...
Oct 25, 2022
Iron Sharpens Iron Hausauer and Hovde [Photo: submitted] “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 It’s about 8:30 a.m. on a beautiful summer morning, and I am just about to start a horsemanship clinic. We always have a little bit of...
