Step 12 – Observations
Step 12 – Observations Now that the Creating Connection Through Change in Focus is working well (or you would not have moved on), it’s time…
Archives: Learning Modules
Leading Your Horse To Where You Will Begin The Process
How you lead your horse is part of the training. Stay relaxed, avoid defensive postures, and carry the lead softly instead of trying to physically…
How The Process Works
This process begins with connection before training. The first goal is simply helping your horse feel comfortable being with you, like two horses quietly sharing…
What’s Up With The Twitching
What’s up with the twitching? Now that you are done watching today’s videos, here is a reminder of what you are doing today: Go out…
Drive/Draw Balance
Drive/Draw Balance We have touched on this topic before, but here is a video on it. You might already know where your horse falls on…
Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal Theory Inside the Human Factor course, we talked a lot about Polyvagal theory in human terms, but it also applies to the horses. A…
What’s Important To Your Horse?
What is important to your horse and what you THINK is important can be vastly different. Warwick made this video before the Two Types of…
Regulating Practices 2.0
SOME PRACTICES FOR YOU TO TRY ORIENTING What we’d like is a regulated system where we can become activated, move through the activation and then…
In Between States 2.0
IN BETWEEN States PLAY The nervous system can support mobilization and immobilization behaviors that are not defensive when coupled with activation of the ventral vagal…
Spinal Sympathetic & Dorsal Vagal 2.0
Spinal Sympathetic Chain The second rung is the Spinal Sympathetic Chain which activates the flight or fight responses. This is where there is a threat…
Social Engagement 2.0
Social Engagement I’d like you to envision a ladder. On the top rung is what we used to call (and is still a part of)…
The 3 Main Nervous System States 2.0
The three main nervous system states When I first learned about nervous systems, it was easy to separate it into 2 systems: Parasympathetic The rest…
Chronic Stress 2.0
chronic stress Chronic Stress changes the nervous system on a physiological level. It increases a persons Baseline Stress Level or Allostatic Load. This can affect: …
Stress, Trauma & Neuroception 2.0
stress, trauma, & neuroception Stress is easy to get on board with, we all have stress to deal with. Trauma? No way, “My childhood was…
Top Down, Bottom Up 2.0
Top Down, Bottom Up There is a reason why you can’t out-think nervous system dysregulation. Afferent Nerves. 80% of the nervous system is afferent –…
