Equestrian Zen - Life, Learning & Horses Rachel Steen

Margie & Rachel discuss the importance of getting good Positive Reinforcement support as you deal with backlash from people espousing traditional horse training and treatment.

Continuing our look at common training challenges and solutions with a few special guests.

Common Problems encountered when using Positive Reinforcement Training Horses, Part 1.
We take a look at common challenges encountered by people learning to train their horse with positive reinforcement and what to do to prevent them in the future.

Positive Reinforcement can help us be more mindful of what is going right in our life as well as help our horses be less reactive.  We learn to identify subtle cues about what is causing our learners anxiety.

Routines can be a basis for communication.

The Balance Point Equestrian crew discuss the challenges of rehabilitating horses after they have experienced extreme stress and trauma, comparing Natural Horsemanship methods to Positive Reinforcement training.   Compassion for people making the switch to R+ is also an important part of the equation.  (Dec. 2018)