Episode 1: When Your Horse Says ‘No’
The prevailing dogma for humans working with horses for 1000’s of years has been that the horse is there to serve us and fulfil our needs – from horses going into battle, to ploughing the fields, pulling the cart and working in mines. Despite the industrialisation of the Western World to a place where horses are now not so much a necessity as a luxury, a fun hobby, and us knowing that they are a sentient being, the dogma of the horse being there to serve us and fulfil our needs has, in a large part, continued.
So then, why should we now start to listen instead of pushing through when the horse says ‘no’?
In this episode we’re going to explore why it’s okay that our horses say no, how our horses are saying ‘no’, why we should listen to and respect the ‘no’ and what to do when the horse says ‘no’. We’ll also touch on when it’s okay to override the no.
Our links mentioned this episode:
Start Your Engines course+workshop
Abbey's Run Equestrian website
Abbey's Run Equestrian on Facebook
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