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Added on July 01, 2022 -- Length 1:42:44

Play: How to Deepen your Connection

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Engaging with your horse is an important and proactive part of horsemanship. Engaging with horses doesn't mean work. Even when we're practicing and developing through physical exercises, our time together should be mutually enriching. Whatever we do should have a component for the horse. Relationship building with a horse involves more than simply training or riding. In fact, in my own practice, I engage with horses on their terms: in their pasture. Playing games they enjoy. Demonstrating that I can be a part of their herd as much as I want them to be a part of mine. Putting time into those extra-curricular activities is very productive. When we're playing, we're learning about each other. We're developing a relationship. We build trust. We discover we can laugh together and enjoy each other's company outside of what can sometimes seem like a rigid set of training parameters. And the relationship we build through play builds a connection that we take into riding. Let's check out some things we can do to take our relationship to the next level!

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Play: How to Deepen your Connection

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Own it for $24.99

July 01, 2022 -- Length 1:42:44

Engaging with your horse is an important and proactive part of horsemanship. Engaging with horses doesn't mean work. Even when we're practicing and developing through physical exercises, our time together should be mutually enriching. Whatever we do should have a component for the horse. Relationship building with a horse involves more than simply training or riding. In fact, in my own practice, I engage with horses on their terms: in their pasture. Playing games they enjoy. Demonstrating that I can be a part of their herd as much as I want them to be a part of mine. Putting time into those extra-curricular activities is very productive. When we're playing, we're learning about each other. We're developing a relationship. We build trust. We discover we can laugh together and enjoy each other's company outside of what can sometimes seem like a rigid set of training parameters. And the relationship we build through play builds a connection that we take into riding. Let's check out some things we can do to take our relationship to the next level!