September 2013 – 4 week module report

September 2013 – 4 week module report

Once again September was a very busy month here at “Alchemy Place” with our 4 week module. We had a diverse range of students and horses from all sorts of walks of life and all different levels of experience. While we have  a format for each week of the 4...
Energy Awareness and Personal Space

Energy Awareness and Personal Space

Energy Awareness and Personal Space. It’s the little things that make the big difference. Protecting your personal space is important first of all for safety and secondly in terms of leadership. Protecting personal space signifies leadership and is one of the ways...
Centering

Centering

Centring  or centering however you choose to spell it, is the most important thing that I could ever teach anyone about horsemanship. If you have been to any of my clinics you will have heard me talk about it time and time again. Teaching centring is usually the first...
Connecting with Horses

Connecting with Horses

Connection – “Getting in the Zone” Horses want to feel connected. They don’t want to just be a number or an object. They don’t want to be ‘trained’ as such, they are looking for a relationship, a friend and companion. This doesn’t mean that horses can’t be used in...
What does it really mean to ride a horse ?

What does it really mean to ride a horse ?

Have you ever really considered what it means from the horse’s point of view to be ridden? You are asking them to turn loose completely, their minds and thoughts, their feelings, their balance and physical control of their body. When we saddle them and sit on their...