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Guiding Sails Caught By The Winds of Change
Sep 12, 2024
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Things are shifting in the horse world. I'm seeing more and more promotion of liberty work, bitless/bridaless, and lovely shows that have completely different judging criteria from the traditional show jumping or dressage.
I love the often bit-free element of this and the focus on connecti
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How Do We Achieve Positive Affect In Horses
Aug 30, 2024
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A question from one of our members this week was "How can we promote a positive affective state in horses without food. I thought this was a fantastic question and something that underpins the work we do here at Horse Play Highlands.
Positive affectivity (PA) is a characteristic that describes how...
Natural Horsemanship - What is it?
Jul 02, 2024
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I was recently asked the question "What is Natural Horsemanship?" It's a great question and to be honest I think that it's starting to have two different meaning in the horse world. Meaning 1 refers to the Natural Horsemanship way of training, the use of pressure and release techniques along with '...
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