by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Feb 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
People often ask me to talk about exact signals in my videos. What shoulder position works? Should I exhale, step back, step forward? How do I stand when my horse won’t settle, won’t move, won’t stop scanning the horizon? They want the right...
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Jan 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
I keep hearing or reading the same sentence in my comment section again and again: “Stallions kill foals that are not theirs. That’s a strategy to make sure only their genes get passed on.” It sounds like settled science. Like a fact everyone agrees on. Like something...
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Jan 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
For years, wild horses in the United States have been removed through helicopter roundups. And when we discuss these operations, the debate usually centers on a few key questions: Are roundups necessary?Are they conducted humanely?What happens to the captured horses?...
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Jan 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you spend time around horses, you hear these words everywhere: dominance, hierarchy, rank. One horse is dominant at the hay. Another is low in rank. A horse resists and is said to be “testing” their human.These ideas are so common we rarely stop to question them....
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Sep 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s a windy afternoon in late October. You head out to bring in three horses from the field – the same three you’ve handled hundreds of times. The first sees you coming, turns away, and walks to the far corner of the paddock. Not aggressive, not dramatic....
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
You love your horse. You care. You try to be kind, fair, and respectful. And yet – your horse keeps stepping into your space. 1. When Boundaries Feel Personal Maybe they lean into you while standing still. Maybe they nudge your arm, sniff your pockets, or brush...
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