This was excellent ! Thank so much for everything you are doing for horses and humans to better understand each other and communicate in a language that horses understand. I think you are terrific,I have all your books and always look forward to your videos, always something new to learn. On behalf of all horses, Thank You !
Awesome. I have two Andalusian and one gets stuck sometimes when I’m leading her. Now I’m wondering if my feet are cutting her off. This is going to be fun to explore.
Yes, this could be the key to unlocking why she could be getting stuck while you are walking her. It's amazing how percise horses are and how we can be accidently cutting off their forward movement.
I am so enjoying learning this, yet I am a little confused as to the hand jester, Open hand facing horse, does that mean go away or come here, it seem like you are saying both. I have been trying this with 2 recuse horse and pony, and it seems like I am confusing them. wish you were having a clinic or retreat in Vermont , cause I really am wanting to learn this and have someone show me, where I am confusing the horse. Thank You !
Hi thank you for your question about what we call Hold Hand...Hold Hand can say, "Stop right there please," or having a soft elbow with your palm open toward the horse also says, "I am connected to you." Which then you are defining the Bubble of Personal Space between you and the horse so the boundary is clear because your hand defining the edge of your personal space. We do have a clinic in Alstead, NH at the end of October - check out www.sharonwilsie.com/events/
I think this is fascinating. But what if it doesn't quite work if the horse hasn't been taught these signals? A lot of horses I work with tend to push forward and have no sense of personal space so to speak. They are mostly OTTBs and do not have kind of behaviorial training?
The great thing about what Horse Speak teaches is that you can help a horse not invade your personal space. A lot of times with OTTB's are weaned too young and put out with other youngsters without a mentor, therefore they do not learn good manners, especially about personal space. We need to become their mentor and teacher to help them know where the boundry is of personal space. No matter what age the horse is they can learn this crucial lesson that they missed, which will result in them being calmer and will stop bumping into you.
Thanks for the great input. I have challenges to match step with my horse since we have different step strides. Simply I struggle striding like he does. What’s your idea on that?
We offer many approaches to what we teach that can help you with this challenge, which may or may not translate well via a message. First, our students have palms down on the lead rope, which helps us be more balanced while we are walking. You can try exaggerating your steps as if you were in a marching band; sometimes, the horse will mirror this action by lifting their knees higher, slowing them down. You want to mimic what we call mentor steps which are balanced, precisely placed, and slower steps.
Thank you for your suggestion, Horse Speak teaches paying attention to all parts of the horse's body because each body part is a nuance of what the horse is saying to us or other members of the herd. Paying attention to the feet is just as important as the eyes, head, neck, barrel, and tail.
This was excellent !
Thank so much for everything you are doing for horses and humans to better understand each other and communicate in a language that horses understand.
I think you are terrific,I have all your books and always look forward to your videos, always something new to learn.
On behalf of all horses, Thank You !
Our pleasure...We love what we do! 😊👍❤️
Awesome video examples from your students. Makes sense feet would be what they are seeing when their heads are down
Haha I made it for the dancing partners at the end😂😂thank you!!!
Wonderful episode Sharon and Laura !!! I never stop learning from you!
Thank you Nancy...We are so glad that you continue to learn more enriching thoughts and ideas from Horse Speak :-)
@@SharonWilsie I am a total fan girl!
Great lesson with a lot of fun.
Thank you - We are glad you enjoyed the show...one of our goals it to have our audience to have fun during the learning process!
Every video in this series helps a ton! I look forward to every new episode. A big thank you!👏🏻
You're welcome! We are so glad that you are getting a lot our of the show 😊
Thank you for sharing this. Really helpful to fine tune body language especially direction of feet!
This was again a great video to learn from. I am looking forward to the next episode. Thank you so much to help us understanding our horses.
You're welcome Iris...we will be getting back in the studio soon!
I Love what you are doing 💖🐴🐴🐴 Thank You so much
You are so welcome! ❤️
Awesome. I have two Andalusian and one gets stuck sometimes when I’m leading her. Now I’m wondering if my feet are cutting her off. This is going to be fun to explore.
Yes, this could be the key to unlocking why she could be getting stuck while you are walking her. It's amazing how percise horses are and how we can be accidently cutting off their forward movement.
Love what you are doing thanks ❤
Glad you enjoy it! 👍
I am so enjoying learning this, yet I am a little confused as to the hand jester, Open hand facing horse, does that mean go away or come here, it seem like you are saying both. I have been trying this with 2 recuse horse and pony, and it seems like I am confusing them. wish you were having a clinic or retreat in Vermont , cause I really am wanting to learn this and have someone show me, where I am confusing the horse. Thank You !
Hi thank you for your question about what we call Hold Hand...Hold Hand can say, "Stop right there please," or having a soft elbow with your palm open toward the horse also says, "I am connected to you." Which then you are defining the Bubble of Personal Space between you and the horse so the boundary is clear because your hand defining the edge of your personal space.
We do have a clinic in Alstead, NH at the end of October - check out www.sharonwilsie.com/events/
I think this is fascinating. But what if it doesn't quite work if the horse hasn't been taught these signals? A lot of horses I work with tend to push forward and have no sense of personal space so to speak. They are mostly OTTBs and do not have kind of behaviorial training?
The great thing about what Horse Speak teaches is that you can help a horse not invade your personal space. A lot of times with OTTB's are weaned too young and put out with other youngsters without a mentor, therefore they do not learn good manners, especially about personal space. We need to become their mentor and teacher to help them know where the boundry is of personal space. No matter what age the horse is they can learn this crucial lesson that they missed, which will result in them being calmer and will stop bumping into you.
@@SharonWilsie That's also true! Thanks for responding and keep these episodes coming! Love it!
Thanks for the great input.
I have challenges to match step with my horse since we have different step strides. Simply I struggle striding like he does.
What’s your idea on that?
We offer many approaches to what we teach that can help you with this challenge, which may or may not translate well via a message. First, our students have palms down on the lead rope, which helps us be more balanced while we are walking. You can try exaggerating your steps as if you were in a marching band; sometimes, the horse will mirror this action by lifting their knees higher, slowing them down. You want to mimic what we call mentor steps which are balanced, precisely placed, and slower steps.
You folks might want to check out "Steve Young Horsemanship" channel; he teaches focusing on the horses feet, not the eyes or head. Good discussion!
Thank you for your suggestion, Horse Speak teaches paying attention to all parts of the horse's body because each body part is a nuance of what the horse is saying to us or other members of the herd.
Paying attention to the feet is just as important as the eyes, head, neck, barrel, and tail.