Category Archives: Liberty

Any training that takes place without tack or attachments, generally in a large area where the horse can move away freely from the work. This differs from Roundpen training in that the horse has a larger area to move and can leave at any time.

Implementing a training schedule (part 3)

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

Well, those recent posts were all well and good but how are you going to do this day to day? How do you even make this plan of Friendship-Liberty-Traditional? The first thing I do is create a list of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Natural Dressage, Clicker Training, Liberty, Masterson Method MM, Straightness Training, Training | 2 Comments

Chunking down training tasks

Posted on April 14, 2017 by

(excuse the squealing in the above video, I’m trying to sound really excited! ha) Like I discussed in the last blog post, I’ve been re-examining my training on Dante. We need to move forward and we seemed to have gotten … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Natural Dressage, Cavalia, Klaus Hempfling KFH, Liberty, Straightness Training, Training, videos | 1 Comment

Free Play vs. Equipment Work

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

Before Dante was injured and work halted, I had noticed a big difference in his attitude when we did clicker training with a target and NO halter/cavesson on him, VS. when I did the same work with clicker and target, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cavalia, Klaus Hempfling KFH, Learning w/ Play & Curiosity, Liberty, Straightness Training | 1 Comment

When the Horse dulled by humans Wakes Up

Posted on August 13, 2016 by

Most horse people are unaware that many horses used by humans in everyday riding have become dull – to survive they have tuned out most of what is going on around them. Horses generally want to get along so between … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberty, Pyschology and Behavior, Training | Leave a comment

Opening the Door: Great day with Dante

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

A little cooler and some cloud cover made it far more bearable to be out there at the barn. Dante did great! He loved following the target and was so eager, rather like a cat chasing a laser light! I … Continue reading →

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more about round pen sessions

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

A few weeks back I did some round pen sessions with Z that were videotaped for another person to view. For some time, I have not felt totally comfortable with the “how and why” of the round pen. I felt … Continue reading →

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long discourse on liberty work

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

One reason that I raise my eyebrows and roll my eyes with Big Name Trainers is their adherence to rules. It seems to be “do only this” when in reality, horses are individualistic animals which dictate a flexible and adaptable … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Dorrance BD, Carolyn Resnick, Klaus Hempfling KFH, Liberty, Training, Z | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments