by Rachel Windchaser | Jan 25, 2018 | Perceptive Horsemanship, Training, Windchaser Ranch Horsemanship
Working with horses inevitably brings more questions than answers and the conundrum that is the Equine mind is nothing but a maze of intrigue. It is akin to learning a new language, and as with all new languages sometimes it can be frustrating as you feel you are left...
by Rachel Windchaser | Nov 15, 2017 | Apache and Pablo, Perceptive Horsemanship, Training, Windchaser Ranch Horsemanship
Apache made a “side pass” this week. All was going well, our connection was good and we were communicating well. Pablo was making good and steady progress on his “homework” days, but something happened. From nowhere Pablo was not able to get...
by Rachel Windchaser | Nov 12, 2017 | Natural Horsemanship, Perceptive Horsemanship, Soft & Decisive, Training, Windchaser Ranch Horsemanship
Someone asked me the other day “what is Natural Horsemanship?” Such a simple question you would think, yet it left me fumbling for an answer. Each time I thought I had a reply and was about to express it, it morphed in my brain to something else. If you...
by Rachel Windchaser | Nov 8, 2017 | Maca and Gema, Perceptive Horsemanship, Windchaser Ranch Horsemanship
It is important to have a period of “getting to know” both the horse and human, I want to see what they both know, and how they feel about certain requests. They need to be given time to accept me and my presence/instruction. This is more important for the...
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 25, 2017 | Perceptive Horsemanship, Windchaser Ranch Horsemanship
There is an Aesop’s fable that might have been read to you as a child. A story about a race between a tortoise and a hare. Obviously Hare is expected to win so consequently is full of confidence and bravado as he races off from the start, while Tortoise slowly...
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