| Natural horse training, also known as natural | | | | used. By using force means to have a horse do things |
| horsemanship, is a philosophy of training a horse by | | | | against it's instincts. Pressure are communicated to the |
| utilizing the horse's natural instincts. | | | | horse through methods they understand and can |
| Body Language | | | | respond to. Trust is a very crucial part of training your |
| A large part of natural horsemanship involves the use | | | | horse naturally and you can earn it by speaking the |
| of body language. In the wild, horses communicate with | | | | same language as the horse. By interacting and using |
| each other through body language by positioning their | | | | body language the horse understands, it will start |
| heads, ears, eyes and tails. Training your horse | | | | feeling comfortable with it's trainer and will be open to |
| naturally involves using body language to give the | | | | learning different behaviors. |
| horse a cue to act in a certain way. | | | | Why should one practice natural horsemanship? |
| Natural Instincts | | | | The goal ultimately for having a horse, is enjoyment |
| A horse's behavior consists of acting to certain stimuli, | | | | and fun. By training your horse naturally, you are |
| whether by predators, other horses in the herd and | | | | provided with much more fun in a variety of ways. |
| their surroundings. These 'stimuli' can also be referred | | | | Horses trained this way are much more relaxed and |
| to as pressure. Natural horsemanship uses pressure to | | | | will trust their riders more freely, thus going that extra |
| make a trainer get a specific reaction from the horse. | | | | mile, especially where competitions are concerned. |
| Once the horse acts appropriately, the pressure is | | | | Trainers or riders can also feel more comfortable |
| released and it is through this type of conditioning that | | | | around their horses as they can interpret their horse's |
| the horse learns how to respond when given different | | | | behavior much more easily. Although sometimes |
| cues. | | | | unpredictable, horses being trained naturally are much |
| What is the difference between pressure and force? | | | | more predictable than those not being trained this way. |
| By training your horse naturally, no force are ever | | | | |