I am a horse!
July 17, 2015
A recent interaction with our new boss led me to a sudden realization – I am currently living the life of so many horses out there! It is not as far fetched as it sounds …
Tag: leadership
Leadership – empathy is key!
April 10, 2015
It has been quite a week at work! Our director is leaving (finally!) and a new manager is stepping up as the interim leader. We will, at last, have a leader who knows how to lead. I have written before about my interest in leadership, and how it is not that different for horses or … More Leadership – empathy is key!
Leader or attachment figure?
January 8, 2015
I recently read a thoughtful post that addressed what I would agree is a forgotten area of horse training – that the horse is naturally programmed to make attachments. I say forgotten because, unlike the author, I have read many older training tomes that specifically refer to forming the kind of attachment she refers to … More Leader or attachment figure?
Establishing leadership
September 25, 2014
I am about to become a supervisor again, after five years of being responsible for my work only. In fact, I spent today interviewing candidates for one of the positions on my new team. This change in role and responsibility has me thinking about leadership again. How do I get the people who have been … More Establishing leadership
Following the leader?
August 31, 2014
If you are one of the thousands who bought into the “lead mare, “alpha”, “dominant/submissive” theories touted by the “Natural” horsemanship folk, then you may not like what I’m about to tell you. In a recent issue of Equus magazine (September 2014) was an item on a research study that showed the “lead mare” to be a … More Following the leader?
Horse Crazy Once Again 