30 Day Jumpstart

Day 1 – Video Library Introduction
3 Topics
Video Library Introduction
Getting The Most Out Of The Videos
How The Process Works
Day 2 – Who Is In This Partnership?
4 Topics
You Control You
What Horse Do You Have?
Horse Training Personality Quiz
BONUS: Relationship Before Horsemanship Podcast
Day 3 – Sticking to the Plan
4 Topics
Finding A Good Starting Point
Intuition Vs. Process
Giving Up Control
Your Two Minds
Day 4 – Hanging Out With Your Horse
3 Topics
Creating Connection By Hanging Out
Rituals Of Connection
Practice Just Hanging Out
Day 5 – The Human Factor
6 Topics
The Human Factor 2.0
Change Your Self To Change Your Horse 2.0
Top Down, Bottom Up 2.0
Stress, Trauma & Neuroception 2.0
Chronic Stress 2.0
The 3 Main Nervous System States 2.0
Day 6 – The Mammalian Nervous System
4 Topics
Social Engagement 2.0
Spinal Sympathetic & Dorsal Vagal 2.0
In Between States 2.0
Regulating Practices 2.0
Day 7 – Connection Introduction
2 Topics
What’s Important To Your Horse?
Polyvagal Theory
Day 8 – One Week Down!
Step 9 – Creating Connection Through Change In Focus
1 Topic
Creating Connection Through Change In Focus
Step 10 – Common Mistakes With Creating Connection
2 Topics
Common Mistakes – Creating Connection Through Change In Focus
Sherlock
Step 11 – Two Types Of Trust
Step 12 – Judgmental Thoughts
Step 13 – Observations
3 Topics
Groundwork Introduction
Drive/Draw Balance
What’s Up With The Twitching
Step 14 – Separation Anxiety
Step 15 – Standing Still & Present Flowchart
2 Topics
Flowchart Introduction
Flowchart Options
Step 16 – Working Through the Flowchart
Step 17 – Common Problems You Might Encounter When Working On Flowchart
3 Topics
Horses That Come In Too Close
Pushy Horses
Biting Horses
Step 18 – Leading With Energy
1 Topic
Leading With Energy
Step 19 – Common Problems When Leading With Energy
Step 20 – Leading With Energy – On Right Side
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Rituals Of Connection

30 Day Jumpstart Day 4 – Hanging Out With Your Horse Rituals Of Connection

Rituals Of Connection

There are many things you can do that can become Rituals of Connection. Hand grazing, matching steps, using essential oils. You will be doing things repetitively that will communicate to your horse that you won’t just be showing up every day and asking them to do something that will only benefit you. You will be, instead, communicating that you are interested in their company, for their company’s sake. This will bring you and your horse into connection and the social engagement nervous system.  

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Ann Diederich avatar Ann Diederich November 30, 2023 at 3:50 pm

This was a great video. it also answered one of the questions I had about my new horse that wants to be in my space constantly. Pushing him away with finger pressure did work, and I plan to continue to do it until it clicks for him. He gets too close to me constantly and has nipped at my jacket sleeve. I don’t want to scare him away, but I also don’t want this to turn into a bite. He’s super sensitive to pressure and over-reacts to things, so I want to get this right.

Warwick Schiller avatar Warwick Schiller (Administrator) December 1, 2023 at 12:21 pm

IF HE’S NIPPED AT YOUR JACKET SLEEVE, HE IS TRYING TO CONNECT, SO ENGAGE WITH HIS MUZZLE.Oops, not yelling, I bumped caps lock.

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