Clairly differently

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Community trail ride at Clairly Differently Stables
Thank you Beth Coushaine-Goddeau to make it happen!

Love it !

Ben Atkinson really hit the nail on the head while giving his TIC Talk in England last month. Ben is one of those people who can both talk the talk and walk the walk, his work with horses speaks for itself @ben_actionhorses #journeyon #horsemanship #horsewisdom #horsemanshipgoals #horsetrainer

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Do you know your horse's emotional threshold of safety, growth and danger zones? In order to help our horses learn and grow, we must help them stretch their emotional boundary zones *and* make sure that they know their safe zone is always within reach. In this video, I'm coaching a student through a question she had involving her horse's emotional threshold zones, such as when it is time for her to expand them, and when should she know to go back to the safe space. In the Emotional Horsemanship Video Library, you can watch this full length video, and you'll also have access to over 170 other videos (with new videos being added each week!) to learn Emotional Horsemanship and begin looking at partnership with your horse in a whole new way. Link in bio for access! (Or visit the emotional horsemanship website and click on the video library page to join!)

Back to Utah ! It was wonderful to be back and see some of my clients that I used to teach when I lived there. It was 10 days with a lot of growth!

One of the biggest lessons was with Sparky! He is the Arabian stallion I trained as my personal horse for two years and he is now nicknamed Sparkles since he was gelded! 😅 He taught me that horses do not forget their training at all. I worked with him like I was with him two days ago, not two years ago! 😀 It only took two quick reminders and he gave me back everything I taught him. This included stretching and collection with w/t/c, Spanish walking, lying down, and almost the sit too ! What a great little guy! 💗 I am so grateful for our journey together.

Another big lesson was with Milton, a sensitive young half draft horse. He went through some past experiences which did not help him to build his confidence. I spent the week helping him to find trust in human leadership and even to find playfulness through what was originally so scary for him. In this one week, it was a pleasure to see him work with other human leaders, by playing with groundwork, riding with a ball like a “soccer game”, w/t/c over a tarp or other “scary” tarp scenarios. I was so happy to see this horse open up to his playful energy. I guess this lesson is about not forcing horses not to be scared but to become a true leader and help them to trust you, to become curious and even to be playful about it. One of their natural way to process it.

Thank you everyone for your warm welcome! 💗

It’s getting cold and snowy 🥶❄️

Do horses like cold? Do horses like snow?

Well ask Yoda and he will say « LOVE IT !!! »
Most of horses deal way better with cold than heat BUT some horses don’t deal well with this type of weather very well … just ask Mister Soñando, my Andalusian stallion. He will disagree with Yoda for sure! He can even get heaves if I don’t blanket him enough🤷🏻‍♀️

The best way to answer these questions about cold and snow is to observe your horse! Listen to them!
Good nutrition and supplements will help them to grow a healthy coat and plenty of hay will help them for sure!
The bigger mistake is to over « humanize » them and keep them inside during this time of the year. Let them experience the weather and pay attention to how they respond to it. You just might find out they « LOVE IT », just like Yoda!

I wish to put the light on Hickory on this special horse day.
Hickory come from a rescue center and he is one of the amazing teacher here at Clairly Differently Stables !
He help many adults and kids to get confidence back with his amazing calmness, thank you Hickory to be part of our herd 🦄