Exploring topics on horse training & welfare
From the category archives:
From the moment you so much as consider owning a horse, a series of ethical dilemmas ensue unrelentingly until the horse dies.
There follow a few dilemmas for you to consider…
The horse’s need for company
Rider needs vs horse’s needs – competition
Time
Breeding & unwanted horses
Training method & coach selection
Gear selection & use
Horse choice
Lameness vs company
A horse requires [...]
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The start of a new year… 2010… I want to share with you some words that – believe it or not – come from an advert (I can’t even remember which advert or what product… I’d simply clipped the words, adding them to my collection of ‘great things’…) [My apologies to the author; should anyone [...]
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It’s about time this blog had a spark of positivity – and here it is! Today I share with you the principles of permaculture and how they relate to horse training.
“What is permaculture?”
I hear you ask…
Permaculture is a way of providing sustainable food and shelter for people, whilst not harming the environment, the soil [...]
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Questions to a horseman…
What does the horse want?
What needs must be fulfilled for his survival?
What are the horse’s needs for happiness?
Does the horse feel pain?
How can he inform us if he experiences pain?
How are your needs impacting on his needs?
What does our world mean to him?
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A while back, Molly from goldentheponygirl asked about Klaus Hempfling training – what did I think about it ‘as a training method’. This is not a simple question, but fully worthy of further discussion…
In thinking about what I know of Klaus, his books and watching a few video clips, I realised that if I only [...]
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