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We move as One. Horsemanship BEYOND Natural Horsemanship
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08/18/2026

I am just a forever learner when it comes to horses πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—. There is so much to know and learn....and I"m so passionate about it for myself and for my girls.

Haven't posted in awhile because I've been in a diagonal rebalancing course for the past 2 weeks with Ada to begin learning something I've been dying to gain skills in: classical dressage "in hand work".....to help me and my horses learn some more complicated lateral movements, to improve what they and I do know, to build their strength particularly in their thoracic sling muscle groups, and to help them stay strong and flexible to live long happy lives.

My horses are just now getting some very, very beginning baby steps of renvers pirouettes and they are getting stronger overall and so quickly (GiGi's weaker side for Jambettes/Spanish Walk is getting much more quality too....as is FirenzΓ©'s).....and as Ada said: renvers is very counter-intuitive to horses ... so I am so darn proud of them and how hard they try πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—

Ada, I LOVED the course! And will definitely be wanting to learn more from you via your Zoom private lessons.

Check out the video to the end. GiGi's rear is getting more controlled than it's ever beenπŸ’—πŸ’ƒπŸ΄

08/10/2026

π“πžπšπœπ‘π’π§π  𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐑 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.
GiGi and I were working on diagonal rebalancing and in the middle GiGi wanted to do something SHE TAUGHT ME πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—

So, I in my body I usually get organically calmer, more relaxed, and less frustrated (actually no frustration at all) .....
08/05/2026

So, I in my body I usually get organically calmer, more relaxed, and less frustrated (actually no frustration at all) ......by focusing on much, much, smaller changes and utilizing positive reinforcement* when teaching my horses something. How 'bout you?

*positive reinforcement need not always be food, it can be something like a happy sound that the horse understands as positive (although when done correctly food definitely helps)

07/31/2026

GiGi getting impatient and showing her fancy stuff .....but learning to wait (R+) πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ˜

07/26/2026

So excited to start an "in-hand" course in a couple of weeks. I have been dying to learn "in-hand work" for my girls and my clients' horses. (For those who aren't familiar: in-hand work is a more advanced specialized subset of groundwork). It's called: The Diagonal Rebalancing Course....and it'll be focused on postural rehab skills and will be the beginnings for me in classical dressage "in hand" practices.

Today using positive reinforcement (R+) I worked on asking GiGi to pick up a particular hind foot while not moving forwa...
07/23/2026

Today using positive reinforcement (R+) I worked on asking GiGi to pick up a particular hind foot while not moving forward with a slightly different cue than we've used before. She started to get frustrated looking for my (high pitched, punchy) "GOOD!" bridge followed the immediate alfalfa pellet treats. She was offering other non-related things which I didn't acknowledge (or she might get confused). π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑠 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ 𝑔𝑒𝑑 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘”, π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜.

So I decided to treat her anyway just for not doing anything in particular (no "GOOD" bridge though). And, I said to her "It's ok, you don't need to worry ...you don't have to figure it out, right away." Anyway after that moment and empathetic pause, I believe she was able to focus and relax and BOOM πŸ’₯πŸ’•!!!.....she got it!!! She's such a rock star 🎸

07/21/2026

My neck was feeling a bit better this morning (was actually able to sleep in my bed last night rather than a recliner) so did some liberty with the girls after them/me being off for over two weeks. I think they definitely studied πŸ§πŸ€­πŸ’•
FYI: the DRESS is cooler than anything else in the Florida summer PLUS it looks great with my MUCK BOOTS and socks, right? πŸ€­πŸ˜œπŸ˜†

So I've not been able to play at liberty with my girls for a week or so as I sprained my LCL (and then as a secondary in...
07/19/2026

So I've not been able to play at liberty with my girls for a week or so as I sprained my LCL (and then as a secondary injury pinched a nerve in my neck).

Thankfully, I found someone to help with barn chores as I wasn't supposed to do any lifting and initially, I could barely walk. Anyway, leg much better today and a bit better in the neck.

So, I took them individually into aisle to just work on a couple a new skills (plus FirenzΓ© also further shaped a previously learned skill). I took GiGi out first and FirenzΓ© was so jealous, she was kicking at the door. They both were SO enthusiastic; they were superstars/rockstars. Plus it was clear that FirenzΓ© had studied as when we practiced the skill we were shaping, she was better than ever!

Wish I had filmed it, but alas I didn't know it was going to be as great as it was. πŸ₯° (picture here is just for interest)

07/17/2026

LOVE this quote that was in a Karen Rohlf email:
"The first duty of love is to listen."β€” Paul Tillich

07/16/2026

I think GiGi might be practicing for a Cha-Cha or maybe Merengue LOL πŸ€­πŸ’ƒ

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