Here's some postural queues for helping you to turn your energy off in your body when you are at rest with our horse. It's so important you have a clear OFF and ON in your energy and body language, so your horse can pick up clearly and what you are asking.

Horsemanship is really knowing when to be, where to be, how to be and when to quit doing what you're doing. This is the key to feel and timing. When you're able to release on your horse THINKING about what you want, thats when things really start to look like magic.

Understand what our Headlights are and how our body language affects where we direct our energy.

Using the right body language with your horse for Draw and Drive can feel counterintuitive to us humans, and often times we can send mixed signals to our horses.

Mia demos the principles in action and how we can use them in phases - mind, flexion, weight, then the feet, just like our horses!

If you can help your horse to let go of physical and mental tension in movement and at standstill with you at liberty, then they will soon start seeking that feel good feeling as a reward.

Mia teaches and anxious horse to lower their head carriage so they can find relaxation and a better feeling in their body.

What exactly is connection and why is it so important in liberty training?

Trust is a crucial first step in being able to do anything with our horses. They first need to trust us, trust the tools that we are using, and ultimately trust that we are going to keep them safe!

This exert from a longer liberty session demonstrates the Mirror Me Exercise.

When starting our work in Mirror Me, we like our horses to be in what is called The Partnership Position. This is the place we teach our horses to seek during Mirror Me. Mia demonstrates where it is and why she likes that position best for liberty work.