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Alternative Horsemanship
People can simulate horse behavior and communication, but none of it will ever be as “natural” as one horse communicating with another. So the term “alternative” was suggested by a client of mine who realized I was using the same “concepts, timing and pressure” as horses would if they were communicating with one another, but with an alternative way of communicating the same information.
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TEC! A natural horsemanship equestrian center offering riding lessons and training in ground work, jumping, dressage, cross country, endurance, trail, western horsemanship & riding plus much more. Alternative Horsemanship with Samantha Harvey offers training with a focus on colt starting, refinement and finishing. Horses learn respect at TEC's charm school. Instruction offered by Sam Harvey, whose background includes 3 Day Eventing, Jumpers, Western Horsemanship, Dressage and more. Sam is also an alumna of The United States Pony Club Youth Congress. Have your young children come join our Pony Pals Program (also Pony Rides and Party Ponies) with Jennifer Harvey. We offer facility membership and rentals for use of: round pens, dressage arenas, conditioning tracks, beginner trails, jumping & gaming arenas and more! Gorgeous, scenic location with easy access on Selle Road in Sandpoint, Idaho available for recreational and recognized shows with overnight camping and overnight corrals, even for overnight travelers. We winter in Yuma, Arizona and offer lessons, training and clinics. Samantha offers clinics throughout the United States along with Spring and Summer Full Immersion Camp Clinics in ID, private horsemanship and responses online to Ask the Trainer. |
Why
“Alternative Horsemanship” with Samantha Harvey? In this day and age
the term “natural horsemanship” has become the latest mass marketing
effort to reach the equine community. As much as the general
public has increased their awareness in realizing there is a
“gentler” way of working with their horses compared to the old ways
of “breaking” horses, many of the ideas you find in the easily
accessible books, videos and DVDs don’t offer a whole lot that is
“natural” about the methods presented to start and train horses.
Too many times new clients come to me for help because the “general
teachings” presented by trainers and clinicians geared towards “mass
teachings” can create a lot of undesired results when undereducated
students (horse and rider) aren’t able to fully grasp the how and
whys of concepts nor the timing and finesse of techniques properly
and wind up in less than ideal situations. 
Most
riders and horses "go through the motions" and tolerate each other
with a sense of "surviving the ride." Instead why not encourage your
horse to learn how to offer a "try" rather than a "why should I?"
mental attitude. The physical actions your horse displays are a
reflection of his mental and emotional state. By treating each horse
as an individual and assessing his level of experience, trust,
respect, effort and past we can then work WITH him in order to gain
his trust and respect to achieve a quality partnership.
