by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Jul 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
You might have experienced this too: You’re at the barn, chatting with other horse people, or you post something about your gentle approach online – how you let your horse make choices, how you focus on trust, how you don’t believe in dominance-based training....
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Jun 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
And neither are our Horses! Like us, domesticated horses no longer live the way they were designed for by evolution for hundreds of thousands – even millions of years. This disconnect leads to anxiety, overwhelm, loneliness, or repressed anger. For both of us, humans...
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you ever stood next to your horse and wondered: Why are you doing that? Maybe they nudged you out of nowhere, froze at something you couldn’t even see, or ‘ignored’ a signal you thought was crystal clear. 1. What If It’s Not Behavior – But Character? Most...
by Britta | Being Herd 🐎 | Apr 19, 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
Let’s talk about something that’s easy to overlook when we think about our horses at home: Who’s actually leading your herd? In domestic herds, there’s always at least one horse that steps up to take on the role of leader. It could be a confident gelding or a...
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