Posts Tagged ‘horsemanship’

Soft Eye, Soft Feel, Soft Feet. Part 3 Balanced Horse and Balanced Ride

June 3, 2015
Lynn Kohr

From the ground, as told in part 1 and part 2 ,I have my horse soft eyed, with a soft feel and moving with light and soft feet.  My horse is ready to ride. I follow the very same steps on his back as I do on the ground, using split reins, I have my leading, […]

Soft Eye, Soft Feel, Soft Feet; Part 2 Balanced Horse Balanced Ride

May 13, 2015
Lynn Kohr

In part 1 of this series I delved into a soft eyed horse. What I desire with a soft eyed horse, is a light feel in our hands…Let’s take that to their feet!  What?! Take a soft eye, to a soft feel, to my horse’s feet and have his feet, soft feet??? Definitely! With a […]

Acheiving Collection: A series, Part 3

May 4, 2015
Jenn Zeller

There are four ways to move your horse’s hips that I’ve learned from riding with Buck. The purpose of freeing your horse’s hips up are endless really, because once you’ve got them balanced through their faces, this is the continuation of teaching a horse to carry himself collected. You’ll want those hips freed up to […]

Hauling Horses, Part 1

October 27, 2014
Jenn Zeller

I’ve hauled several hundred thousand miles, just me, my dogs and my horses (and my dad, when I was a teenager). I started pulling my horses behind me, nearly as soon as I got my driver’s license.  As such, I’ve become quite adept at handling things that can go wrong when traveling, and how to […]