Tag: “Natural” Horsemanship

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?

Predator and Prey?

June 21, 2014

If you read this blog for very long, it will become clear that I have no trust for the “Natural” Horsemanship movement.  From my first exposure, with a now world famous practitioner before he was anybody, I have listened to explanations that rarely accurately reflect reality.  Among my favorite topics covered by many of the … More Predator and Prey?