What is Natural Horsemanship?
This seems to be the big question out there in the horse world today. The definition also seems to be very misunderstood by many horse enthusiasts and trainers today. A natural horseman is someone that knows, and knows how, to apply the concept that horses learn faster and more effectively through understanding and psychology than they do through fear, mechanics and aggression. They understand that you have to have a clear vision of the differences between horses and humans to be able to create a true lasting prey-predator relationship. Natural horsemanship is fun! It encompasses all the fun you ever dreamed of having with horses and more. It’s embodied by your being as much fun for your horse, if not more, than you ever hoped the horse could be for you. Natural horsemanship is respect, your respect for the horse and your horse’s respect for you. Neither will contain one bit of fear for the other for there is no element of fear in respect. Natural horsemanship is a relationship between
