Riding at Liberty – Chapter 1- Stina Herberg
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Freedom to Resist Leading From Behind-Carolyn Resnick
The practice of Leading From Behind™ brings the horse a sense of belonging. With practice, it will help your horse to listen to his bonding instincts. A horse that gets to practice his instincts receives well being and enthusiasm for life and builds a healthy ego. From the practice of Leading From Behind we are [...]
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How to Visualize Leading From Behind- Carolyn Resnick
As the Insider Circle and Extended Circle classes are going on, I want to share with my bloggers and the class more detail on how to approach Leading From Behind™ that I offered to Karin in the comments section of my last blog. I also added some information about how to approach your horse with [...]
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Allowing the Bond to Grow Through Evolution-Carolyn Resnick
One of the things about the Waterhole Rituals is that you can’t just throw the Rituals at the horse. They are not designed to be used that way. That is what is so wonderful about working with me in the Insider Circle course, and why it is so important to take advantage of this program [...]
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When Human and Horse Become One: The Cellular Connection Explained-Carolyn Resnick
Something I’d like to explain is that there is a cellular connection that we can experience with our horse. If you have studied science, you may be familiar with the theory that the molecular structure of something becomes very similar to the structure that it is next to, and grows more connected the longer it [...]
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Details of My Method- The Waterhole Rituals
Our Insider Circle Class and Extended Circle Class will be starting on May 15. Each year I look forward to teaching these classes because of how well they have been received. I am able to guide people to understand the true nature of horses. I am able to bring an understanding of humanitarian values [...]
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Lounge Lizard to Pegasus – Carolyn Resnick
When a horse has lost his natural herding instincts it makes it impossible to dance at liberty with him. In this post, I am going to talk about how to use the round pen to return the natural herding instincts of a horse to respond to a driving aid. When you start with this exercise, [...]
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Good Habits – Carolyn Resnick
Good habits make good connections and improve horsemanship skills I hope you are working on improving your horsemanship skills. Not because you are not skilled already, but rather that looking to be a better leader to enhance the connection you have is the ultimate joy being with horses and feeling alive and vital. It is [...]
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How to Approach Your Horse in Training and Performance – Carolyn Resnick
As we go forward with the Waterhole Rituals™ in my blog, I am speaking to you either on Sharing Territory™, or shaping behavior, or working on the performance and training of the horse. How we approach the training of the horse will help the friendship grow. We need to bring a program that inspires the [...]
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Becoming the Best You Can Be for Your Horse by Developing Your Magnetism – Carolyn Resnick
To create a deeper connection with your horse, put yourself in a state of happiness before you see your horse. It will help you to discover yet another core strength within you. Your intentions to elevate your awareness will grow your magnetism. Growing your magnetism will draw your horse to follow your lead. It will [...]
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A Word About Horses and Humans and Performance
Horses and humans are both social by nature, the difference is that horses are looking for well being through sharing the moment in companionship more than humans these days. It is a true magnetic draw that horses have for certain people, but it appears that the human is not wanting to connect with the horse [...]
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Waterhole Rituals Clinic in Holland
This is a video shot at the very first Waterhole Rituals Clinic to be held in Holland, led by Stina Herberg and Julia Felton, who are both certified trainers in the Carolyn Resnick Method.
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Excerpt From My Upcoming Book – Carolyn Resnick
WORKING WITH THE WATERHOLE RITUALS: RULES AND GUIDELINES As we go along, you will learn many ways in which your approach can affect the relationship you share with a horse. The rules of your behavior will change according to whether your horse approaches you, or you approach your horse. The rules for working at liberty [...]
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Rules and Guidelines Working with the Waterhole Rituals – Carolyn Resnick
Rules and guidelines are what makes any method functional. It is all about the dos and don’ts in how to approach a horse. Following the rules judiciously is what creates the success of any method, not just following the rules. Here are some of my suggested rules and guidelines: Wait for the horse [...]
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Halter Training for the Older Foal and the Adult Horse – Carolyn Resnick
Several people learning my Method have horses that have not yet been trained to accept the halter, and they have asked for my guidance. Of course, there are lots of halter breaking methods. They call it halter “breaking” because you must be very careful with the horse or foal, as you can easily run into [...]
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Horses Do Understand Reasoning – Carolyn Resnick
A client of mine called me for some advice on how to get her stallion to cross a bridge; a bridge that he was used to crossing. She housed the stallion in a barn at night and put him out in a field with his mares during the day. The mares came in with him [...]
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Nature Helps In Bonding With Horses – Carolyn Resnick
You are very lucky to have this opportunity. Horses prefer being with horses in the wild. The carrot of freedom and self-direction and community of the herd is stronger than anything you have to offer her at this time. I would not feel hurt but rather be overjoyed that I could give my horse this [...]
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Bonding before you ride – Carolyn Resnick
Here are some tips on how to connect with your horse on a daily basis so that you can warm up the working bond between you before you ride. 1. Before you get to the barn remember to clear you mind and make a mental outline of all the things you are going to do [...]
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Waterhole Reflections – Carolyn Resnick
This DVD is designed to awaken your senses enabling you to be truly present and to put you in the right state of mind before you start work with your horse. Through appreciation of the world of horses by viewing this DVD and having a heart-felt connection with your horse, you will strengthen your relationship. [...]
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Freedom for Horses – Carolyn Resnick
As every one knows, I had an unusual life growing up in the desert with horses. Our horses were able to run free most of the day in a herd and go where they wished. They were loose and there were no fences to keep them in from doing exactly what they wanted to do. [...]
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Bonding & Leadership With Horses – Carolyn Resnick
If you lead in the moment a horse feels a companionship connection, it inspires a horse to follow your lead like music inspires a dancer to dance. I have focused my life on figuring out how to get a horse to accept my friendship as strong as the friendship he shares with other horses. From [...]
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Building Connection With Both Wild And Domestic Horses – Carolyn Resnick
I’ve often been asked whether wild and domestic horses are the same or different from one another. Here’s my take on it Gifted animal communicators who work with wild animals are focused on making the same connection and follow the same rules of communication that my Waterhole Rituals are focused on. Your connection and leadership [...]
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How to learn to tie a horse – Carolyn Resnick
I like to tie my horses to a post because I think it is a fabulous way to develop a more dependable horse. Before I tie a horse, I prepare the horse how to stand still at liberty on command using the Waterhole Rituals. If it is a foal, I make certain that foal would [...]
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Panadero’s Journey – Carolyn Resnick
I train all my horses at liberty first using a method I learned from wild horses. Domestic horses live by the same rules and you can create a magentic connection with your horse, where everything is possible in your dance together. Enjoy!
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Theoretical Horse Training Methods and Their Practical Application – Carolyn Resnick
When training a horse, there is always a gap between the theoretical and the practical and this can be very frustrating . My advice for this is pretty much always that more time is needed. I can’t overstate the beautiful simplicity of the first Ritual as a preparation for the rest. So, this article features [...]
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Excellent Horsewoman, Excellent Connection – Carolyn Resnick
Carolyn was unaware that most of this ‘footage’ was being shot. It makes for a great video and demonstrates their connection together as we see Carolyn just having fun with the ever charismatic Panadero. If you are able to watch the first version of the video where you are, then I encourage you to do [...]
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Sometimes Simple Things Work Wonders With Horses – Carolyn Resnick
This is another story I want to share with you that I just thought about as I was working on my computer. It was again during my first job in La Jolla, California. As you may recall, I was hired to handle a large training center of hunters and jumpers. What they like to do [...]
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Is It Compulsory to Work Horses Regularly? – Carolyn Resnick
The lesson I would like to discuss today is how our horses behave when they have not been worked on a regular basis. Normally, if we turn a horse out in a big field and just leave him for a week or maybe a month and then bring him back to ride, he will often [...]
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Horse Training Game – Carolyn Resnick
I’d like to start off with an interesting game I thought up. When you are training your horse, you shouldn’t be too interested in his performance. Instead of developing the bond to be able to train your horse, you should use the training to deepen the bond you have with him. The horse will [...]
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