by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Dec 8, 2025 | 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 🐎 | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Like many young girls, I rode horses in my youth. But by the time I was sixteen, I stopped. I couldn’t stand how they were treated – obedience was always put before relationship. Years later, in my mid-thirties, I rediscovered my love for horses. This time, I...
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...
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Feb 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
When people talk about herd behavior, the first thing you often hear is “the lead mare leads the band.” Or “the stallion is always in charge”. It sounds logical. Someone must be the leader. One horse must make the decisions. That belief is so common that we often look...
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...
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