Harmony Horsemanship How To’s

Confidence Building Part 4 – The game you need to play with your horse

by Lindsey Partridge | Jun 6, 2019 | Harmony Horsemanship How To’s

Confidence-building is one of the most important things we can do for our horse. The more confidence building we do helps them be safer to work around and less likely to have panic responses in new situations. Even if you have no desire to ride over tarps, jump...

Welcome to confidence-building part 3: Different Types of Confidence

by Lindsey Partridge | May 30, 2019 | Harmony Horsemanship How To’s

Confidence building is a big topic – there are many pieces to think about. Recap In the first article we learned about having a calm connection with our horse and establishing a “green” state. Meaning the horse is calm, alert and are ready to learn. Then the second...

Building Confidence – Part 2 Creating the Yes Response

by Lindsey Partridge | May 23, 2019 | Harmony Horsemanship How To’s

Building a Horse’s confidence is often a popular topic – it makes total sense. Wouldn’t it be nice if your horse didn’t spook at the plastic bag blowing across the ground, the bird that flew out of the bush behind you, or the infamous corner of the arena that all the...

Building Confidence – Part 1, Going Green

by Lindsey Partridge | May 17, 2019 | Harmony Horsemanship How To’s

Confidence can be a tricky thing for both you and your horse. It can take a long time to develop, but so easy for it to disappear in the blink of an eye. But why is confidence so hard to achieve? And when we have a knock to our confidence how can we overcome it? The...

Why I love using obstacles and some tips to help you get started

by Lindsey Partridge | May 17, 2019 | Harmony Horsemanship How To’s

It’s no secret that I do a lot of obstacle training with my horses. One look in my arena and you realize I have lots of things to play with. But do you use obstacles with your horse? To some people, obstacles might look like clutter in the arena, but to me it is...

Make your Horse a Power Learner

by siteadmin | Jan 14, 2019 | Harmony Horsemanship How To’s

When working with horses it can be easy to get caught up in the moment and trying to get something perfect. Have you ever been working with your horse and thought “that was really good, I’m going to try it one more time.” Have you ever then wished you hadn’t tried it...