*Horsemanship
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Category: Horsemanship
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 01
Law 1 - A horse can kill or hurt you.
There were 201 deaths caused by farm animals in a year. This included horses. But there were over 1 million…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 02
Law 2 - The horse that will hurt or kill you is your own.
This law is about complacency. As we become comfortable around our horses we start taking…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 03
Law 3 - Whenever working with a horse, always use a halter and lead. Stay connected.
The idea behind a physical connection with a horse is that i…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 04
Law 4 - Place yourself between the horse and the exit.
This law is an interesting concept that needs to start with a story. I finished working on …
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 05
Law 5 - Become the leader.
This law focuses on a simple principle of horses. They exist in groups with a hierarchical structure. In other words, …
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 06
Law 6 - To be a leader, you need to know the personalities of who you are leading.
Take four people and ask them to take out the garbage from the kit…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 07
Law 7 - Seek first to understand…
This law is the first of two intrinsically connected laws, yet they need discussion separately. Originally it cam…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 08
Law 8 - ... then to be understood.
All leaders have a plan. A leader's purpose is to have a vision of where the group will end up. Again from Stephen…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 09
Law 9 - Energy is everything.
Whether looking through a microscope or a telescope, everything you see uses energy. Some of you may believe in a deity…
10 Irrefutable Laws – Law 10
Law 10 - A horse is a horse.
Horses are living, breathing beings with thoughts, needs, wants and desires. They have a unique digestive system. They …
An Interview With Horse Trainer Geoff Teall – Podcast # 129
"An Advocate For Horses Special Guest Geoff Teall" - Geoff Teall, a seasoned horse trainer with an impressive 60 years of experience, has been a clien…
An Interview With Linda Parelli Of Happy Horse, Happy Life – Podcast # 130
"Happy Horse Happy Life Special Guest Linda Parelli" - On this podcast, Linda and I discussed the basis of all dealings between horses and humans, emp…
Beyond The 10 Irrefutable Laws Of Horsemanship – HorseTalk Webinar
This is an hour long video that goes beyond my "Ten Irrefutable Laws Of Horsemanship" book. I discuss more nuanced things I use every day.
Cheerleading and Coaching Horses
Here is a simple concept you can use that will immediately change your relationship with your horses. It will also help with your spouse, children or …
Confidence versus Arrogance – Podcast # 147
Published on January 30, 2025 Uncertain people do uncertain things. This uncertainty affects everything, including people and horses, and not necessarily in good ways. Most…
Decomplexicating Horsemanship – Eliminate Fear
Fear alone stops most people from becoming connected with their horses. This describes how one person's fear affected a horse and how that changed wit…
Deeper Contact (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "No longer reactive ground work is really getting so much better. I fee…
Do Not Reward Bad Behavior
Rewarding bad behavior is the most common mistake people make every day with their horses as well as the other people in their lives. Horsemanship IS…
Fight Or Flight In Horses – Podcast #012
"Fight Or Flight - How Horses React To You" - Doc T discusses the portions of the brain responsible for the horses identifying danger, analyzing the t…
Get Your Brain Right, Get Your Horse Right
"Cognitive Laziness" is how we interact with horses today. Through agenda driven medicine and marketing, I look at the collision of new and old.
Horse Communication – Talk To The Hand
Treating the horse as a patient requires those treating the horse to respect it and treat it as a living being and not as as inanimate object.
Horse Psychology With Dr Jenny Susser – Podcast #046
"Horse Psychology With Dr. Jenny Susser" - Today’s guest is Dr Jenny Susser, a sport and performance psychologist from Ocala, FL. In her words, she …
Horsemanship – Here Comes The Sun – Podcast #094
"HORSEMANSHIP - Perfecting The Process" - The Beatles played music from the 1950s through today, though two of the "Fab Four" are now dead. Their "inv…
Horsemanship And Confidence Versus Arrogance – Podcast #062
"Horsemanship - Confidence vs Arrogance" - I discuss how we can change ourselves in a way that doesn't complicate our life but enhances our ability to…
Horsemanship Is Leadership – HorseTalk Webinar
This is a replay of my HorseTalk™ webcast where I go over each of the "Ten Irrefutable Laws Of Horsemanship" from my book. This brings the book aliv…
Horsemanship With Daniel Dauphin – Podcast #026
"Becoming A Better Horseman" - Daniel Dauphin is a horseman from Lafayette, Louisiana with a passion for training horses using horsemanship skills he …
Horses Teaching Leadership With Leadership Coach, Kerry Hayes – Podcast # 133
"Horses Teaching People Special Guest Kerry Hayes" - Kerry Hayes joins me today. She is a life coach and a business coach who uses horses to accelerat…
Is Horsemanship Relevant Anymore?
(Original April 3rd, 2011. Updated April 22, 2023) This year, 2011, celebrates the 250th anniversary of Veterinary Medicine. The first veterinary school was established in…
Leadership For Horses – Rounds With Doc T
This seminar will bring a different perspective on how we interact with horses. It will focus on the leader (humans) becoming better leaders to connec…
Never Stand With Food In A Field Of Horses
This is a very dangerous situation to be in. Walking into a field of horses with a bucket of grain can lead to your death. It has happened. Horses are…
Never Turn Horses Out Together Wearing Hind Shoes
Never turn out horses together in a field when any horse has hind shoes on.
If I punched you in the jaw with my fist you will remember how much it hur…
Persephone’s Diary (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "Day Fourteen 8/4: The 1st two weeks have gone by quickly & I’ve seen…
The George Washington Bridge
1 - the illegal closing of the GW bridge trapped us for hours as we crossed about midnight. 2 - the threshold of pain as it relates with dentistry. Se…
The Personalities Of Horses – Podcast #014
"Building A Good Relationship With Your Horse" - Horses are like humans in the way they express themselves as blends of four basic personalities. When…
The Science Behind The Connection With Horses. An Interview With Dr. Maria Katsamanis – Podcast # 143
"The Science Behind Connecting With Horses" - Dr. Maria Katsamanis (Dr. Maria) joins me on this podcast to discuss how science can help us create bett…
The Threshold Of Pain In Horses – Podcast #015
"The Threshold Of Pain In Horses" - There is a point where the pain we are experiencing is beyond our ability to control our reaction to it. This poin…
Three Dimension Communication With Horses (part 1) – Podcast #030
"3-Dimensional Communication With Horses" - This podcast discusses how our brain works based on the experiences of Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. in her boo…
Three Dimension Communication With Horses (Part 2) – Podcast #035
"3-Dimensional Communication With Horses - Part 2" - This is the second part of a discussion I started in episode #030. I continue that discussion of …
Two Days To A New Horse (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. THIS IS A MUST SEE VIDEO "6 months before this video, this owner said h…
Unlocking Your Full Potential With Horses – A Transformative Interview with Master Mentor And Horsemanship Coach Merja Sumiloff – Podcast # 134
"Unlocking Your Full Potential With Horses Special Guest Merja Sumiloff" - During my insightful conversation with Merja Sumiloff, we delved into the c…
WARNING – This horse may kill you!
Remember Law 1, "A horse can kill you." Never be afraid as this is reflected in the horse. Follow a few guidelines and know that this can be achieved …
What a difference grain makes! (testimony)
This is a testimony from a horse owner who took the 2 week no-grain challenge. "The change in Houston’s attitude was miraculous. Within 2 days of re…
Who Is Responsible? (part 1)
Part 1 - Who is responsible for your horses' behavior? After removing physical reasons (teeth, ulcers, etc) the responsibility rests on the person cha…
Who Is Responsible? (part 2)
Part 2 - The skills of leadership. We relate with horses only when we understand who they are adjusting ourselves to meet their expectations. Listen f…
Work In The Moment With Horses – Podcast #117
"A Horse Can Kill You!" - This podcast is about how I use the knowledge of the brain, and how both horses and humans think to connect and prevent a di…