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Wow. I've recently become interested in horses...again. With a friend, we are planning to develop a little bit of land to adopt two or three BLM Mustangs - just because it's the right thing to do.
As I live my life eating an organic vegetarian diet, my pets (dogs, cats, birds) are only offered the very best food (organic when available) and natural health care.
It's been *many* years since I've been involved in horse culture. Back then all our horses were shod. I never used a bit with my horse in the '60s, though. My Quarter Horse mare's manners were exemplary and she was very responsive without metal in her mouth.
I love what you're doing and will visit often as our horse project advances.
The Natural Horse Resource is a new resource with the goal of becoming the online reference for natural horse keeping. NHR aims to locate all useful online NH information, so that there's only one URL you need to succeed on your unique natural horsemanship journey.
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The Natural Horse Resource is For Sale
Dear All, Due to complications that had occurred in my life I stopped updating the Natural Horse Resource about twelve months ago. In that time, when there was no activity, we grew to 335 fans and the website (naturalhorseresource.blogspot.com) is getting 2,000 hits a month. This tells me just how useful and important the existing content on the website is. Imagine how much it could grow if content was constantly being added? I am looking for a company or publisher - with a passion for all things natural with horses - to purchase the website and Facebook page. This site has so much potential, editorially and financially, but my current situation means I need to hand over all the hard work that has gone on building it up so the site can have a future. If anyone is interested, please email naturalhorseresource@gmail.com - I look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks,Frances - Natural Horse Resource read more
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NHR Reader Help: How to Catch a Horse Who Mistrusts Humans and What Next
Earlier on this month we heard from Joanne Gray via the Natural Horse Resource's Facebook page, owner of Tessa (pic below), a New Forest pony that she rescued ten years ago. Joanne told us that she’d only managed to stroke her once since rescuing her and had contacted the Natural Horse Resource site for some help and advice on how to build up a relationship with Tessa.Joanne explained that Tessa had bad human experiences in her previous home. “Tessa has some big issues where she was beaten before I rescued her,†says Joanne. “The bloke had beaten her with wood and she was skinny and was full of scars. It’s so sad. I was scratching her – for the first time ever – last week and she was leaning into it then she realised I was touching her. The panic in her eyes was so sad and she bolted.†Since then, very recently due to various reasons outside of her control, Joanne has had problems getting close to Tessa – and hasn't been able to get anywhere near her. So, we asked p read more
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Secret Number Four: Develop a Confident Horse
This is the fourth secret in a series of ten on how to be successful with horses by professional horseman Franklin Levinson. It looks at why developing a confident horse can go a long way towards probable success in all equine matters. As with children and adults as well, confidence is tied into self-esteem, courage, developing new skills, trying new things, taking calculated risks, approaching scary situations, accepting differences and living a more expanded life. Confidence is developed over time through appropriately being exposed to new and different circumstances in a thoughtful and safe way. Often this is accomplished with the assistance of a good leader or guide. In the case of a horse developing confidence, it is exactly the same thing. Over time, the horse needs to be exposed to potentially scary things and new circumstances. It should not be expected that a horse will completely accept something it is afraid of when first being introduced to it. This is where a human's abi read more
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Along the Barefoot Path ?? the Chance to Trim
Every month The Natural Horse Resource brings you the barefoot blog series Along the Barefoot Path by professional barefoot trimmer Lara Sportelli. Click here if you missed last month’s introductory post. Hello and welcome to this month’s Along the Barefoot Path, where I’m going to continue my story. I had been seriously contemplating my horses’ feet and also my life. We had bought a farm in Italy with the promise of being able to purchase the big field attached to it, where I intended to run a livery and alternative therapy yard. However, the prospective seller had gone back on her promise, which had left me wondering what I was going to do next! I had been studying extensively and was in possession of my livery yard management qualification, but now had no business to run! Then something quite random happened that would change my life forever. Whilst searching online for the number of the saddlery store (to enquire if my saddle was ready as they were re-stuffing it for me read more
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Secret Number Three: The Importance of Basic Training for Competition Success!
This is the third secret in a series of ten on how to be successful with horses by professional horseman Franklin Levinson - and we’re only on secret number three, so there’s seven more to come! To connect with Franklin you can follow him on Twitter: @wayofthehorse.Secret Number Three: The Importance of Basic Training for Competition Success! Successful completion of a horse's and rider's basic training will foster more winning in competition and more success in all activities with horses. What I experience most often with horses and their humans that have trouble in the show ring is incomplete training in the most basic of fundamental equestrian skills. One step at a time mastered before moving on to the next step is essential. It may sound too simple to be believed, but it is true. Appropriate use of aids is a skill that is lacking – light and gently responsive hands are essential to success, as is a developed balanced and centred seat. There are teaching techniques that a read more
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