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How We Unintentionally Desensitize Our Horse to Wild Horse Signals: The Join-Up

How We Unintentionally Desensitize Our Horse to Wild Horse Signals: The Join-Up

by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Apr 12, 2025 | Uncategorized

Many people who practice natural horsemanship believe that working a horse in a round pen, particularly using the ‘join-up’ method, establishes trust and leadership. But is that really true? Let me take you into the world of wild horses and see, if we can...
The Rise of Dominance: What Fear-Based Leadership Means for Horses – and for Us

The Rise of Dominance: What Fear-Based Leadership Means for Horses – and for Us

by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Apr 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Return of Fear-Based Leadership We’ve come so far. For years, the tide was shifting – away from fear-based leadership and dominance, away from control, and towards a leadership model based on trust and collaboration. More and more people began using...
Common Misconceptions PART 1: Why Backing Up a Horse doesn’t solve Problems

Common Misconceptions PART 1: Why Backing Up a Horse doesn’t solve Problems

by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Observing wild horses – or those recently removed from the wild – offers us a rare glimpse into authentic equine behavior. These horses, untouched by early human conditioning, respond to us with raw and honest feedback. Their actions are deeply rooted in...
Meeting the Horse in its World: Natural Horse Language vs. Conditioning

Meeting the Horse in its World: Natural Horse Language vs. Conditioning

by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Oct 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

The natural language of horses has developed over thousands of years. This language consists of subtle body signals, sounds, and other behaviors that have clear meanings within the herd, depending on the situation and the horse using them. These communication methods...
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