My Legacy—5 Things

If I died tomorrow, these are 5 things I want people to know about horses:

1) Your horse isn’t bad—they are in pain, fear or confusion and they will react with fight, flight or freeze.

2) Your horse is always reading and communicating with you, even when they seem like they aren’t.

3) Your horse must have their basic needs met before they can calmly work with you. They must have adequate food, water, shelter, turnout, opportunities to graze and room for herd interactions and movements at all gaits.

4) Your horse cannot be ridden the way you want if either of you has tension. If more pressure makes things worse, use less pressure instead. Many times, less is more with horses.

5) Your horse is always trying. If the answer they give is wrong, find another way to ask or break the question down into smaller steps.

The order to fix things is always CALM, FORWARD, STRAIGHT.

Love,

Lisa