by Rachel Windchaser | Apr 20, 2020 | Bonding, Communication, Ethical Horsemanship, The Heard Horse, The Trading Post, The Whole Horse Code
How our lockdown can be an amazing learning experience. Giving us time for reflection and connection I hear the phrase from time to time ‘I can’t wait to get back to normal’. I have to be honest it is a phrase that actually fills me with a sense of...
by Rachel Windchaser | Mar 6, 2018 | Apache and Pablo, Bonding, Perceptive Horsemanship, Windchaser Ranch Horsemanship
While working with the herd I like to find moments of reflection, this benefits both the horses and myself. Allowing them to relax and process what they are experiencing is an important part of our time together. If the tasks have added any anxiety, it’s my duty...
by Rachel Windchaser | Nov 5, 2017 | Bonding, Perceptive Horsemanship, Windchaser Ranch Horsemanship
Part One: Well they say the best place to start is at the beginning and that is exactly what we did. Apache has had a difficult start and has such trust issues, I think that to restart the process and replace those bad memories with good, will reap reward. I know that...
by Rachel Windchaser | Oct 17, 2017 | Bonding, Paddock paradise, Windchaser Horsemanship
I would like to introduce you to Apache and Pablo… this is their story, which they have very kindly allowed me to share. Apache is not a Spanish Mustang, his breed is unknown, a horse with a troubled past that has started to catch up with him. When I first saw...
by Rachel Windchaser | Oct 2, 2017 | Barefoot, Bonding, Diesel's Diary, Medicine Hat, Myth and Legend, Native American Indians, Natural trim, Paddock paradise, The build, Trail Riding, wild horses
They say life is full of lessons but the one dealt us on the 4th of May was shocking and seemed cruel. Dakota Wildfire left us… he fought hard but was not destined to be a physical presence at Windchaser Ranch. It is hard to think he will not join us on our...
by Rachel Windchaser | Sep 27, 2017 | Barefoot, Bonding, Diesel's Diary, Equipment, Medicine Hat, paradise, Saddles, wild horses
It was a very eventful three months. Dakota Wildfire moved and was now at the same place as his Sire Lakota Windchaser. It was quite an eventful introduction, with quite a bit of noise and flurry. It took them a while but eventually they settled into an accord....
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