Equestrian Zen - Life, Learning & Horses

Rachel Steen
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Teachers & trainers at the Balance Point Equestrian Learning Center discuss horses, training & the challenges of equestrian life.

Episodes

  1. 05/19/2022

    Navigating the Horse World with a Good Dose of Positive Reinforcement

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

  2. 05/06/2022

    "Why Isn't This Working?" Part 2

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

  3. 05/04/2022

    "Why Isn't This Working?" Part 1

    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.

  4. 03/25/2022

    Readjusting Thinking Patterns with Positive Reinforcement

    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.

  5. 03/05/2022

    Establishing Training Routines to help Horse & Human

    Routines can be a basis for communication.

  6. 02/28/2022

    The Benefits of Using Positive Reinforcement with Fearful Horses

    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)

  7. 02/28/2022

    What Horses Can Teach Us

    The Balance Point Equestrian Crew discuss the improvements in learning and understanding horses that comes along with switching your equestrian programs to a Positive Reinforcement based training program.  (Feb. 2018)

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Teachers & trainers at the Balance Point Equestrian Learning Center discuss horses, training & the challenges of equestrian life.

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