Liberty....
where the dance begins...
Liberty, in short, is spending time with your horse without head collar, halter or bridle. It is the truth of the connection you share.
Some horses have a natural desire to communicate with people and some people have a natural ability to be with horses. The beauty of good liberty is that anyone can learn and even the most disinterested horse can re-connect on a deeper level. The first steps are finding what enables you and your horse to reconnect. For some people and horses, the support of the halter and rope and good on-line groundwork help to reopen the communication. For others, slowing down and just spending time doing nothing with their horses can dramatically strengthen the bond. For others, simply having fun and playing with their horse at liberty, simply by 'giving it a go,' and taking the halter off! I have become less comfortable working at liberty in a small round pen with horses after reading Carolyn Resnick's Naked Liberty. All you need to do is discover the what helps each individual partnership and what motivates both to engage. The most powerful, by far, is spending time doing less, ie. nothing, with your horse whilst 'training' them. There are plenty of techniques to play with once this initial starting point is found, starting with a simple 'follow me' in, around, over and through things to playing in a more classical position behind the horse's shoulders so that you can truly dance into shoulder-in, tight circles,self-carriage, piaffe - and whatever you dream of!
Some horses have a natural desire to communicate with people and some people have a natural ability to be with horses. The beauty of good liberty is that anyone can learn and even the most disinterested horse can re-connect on a deeper level. The first steps are finding what enables you and your horse to reconnect. For some people and horses, the support of the halter and rope and good on-line groundwork help to reopen the communication. For others, slowing down and just spending time doing nothing with their horses can dramatically strengthen the bond. For others, simply having fun and playing with their horse at liberty, simply by 'giving it a go,' and taking the halter off! I have become less comfortable working at liberty in a small round pen with horses after reading Carolyn Resnick's Naked Liberty. All you need to do is discover the what helps each individual partnership and what motivates both to engage. The most powerful, by far, is spending time doing less, ie. nothing, with your horse whilst 'training' them. There are plenty of techniques to play with once this initial starting point is found, starting with a simple 'follow me' in, around, over and through things to playing in a more classical position behind the horse's shoulders so that you can truly dance into shoulder-in, tight circles,self-carriage, piaffe - and whatever you dream of!
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The joy with which Nuno and Julie play is an inspiration to anyone wanting to give Liberty a try!
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Contact Martha mob 07791 539458 email thinkhorses@yahoo.com
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