Sophia our trek guide wrote this up last summer. I thought I’d share it with you. I’m sure she won’t mind.
The Four Aspects of the Horse’s language
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Category Archives: philosophy
Four phases of firmness
I am writing this post as I update the site. I am linking to an article by Kate that is describes the fundamentals of natural horsemanship. “From Prey Animal to Partner“. We are carnivorous, we eat meat (some of us do) and that makes us a predator. Kate describes four phases of firmness she describes how we can go from predator to partner, and partner up.
A snippet follows or see the whole article here: From Prey Animal to Partner
Refurbished Websites
The Mt. Lyford website has recently had a major overhaul. Look at the horses there for example and it is all up to date. The layout is new & fresh too.
This last weekend Kate & I had a few days working on the Business Development Plan. We crystalised into words some of the thriving energy and development that is happening with the whole community around the horses.
While the Otahuna & the Mt. Lyford websites are the ones with the main information the KTHT site now reflects the inspiration that infuses the work. On that site is the Company Story