The Purpose Exercises
9 Seasons
Once you've understood The Principles Of Horsemanship, it's time to start putting them to use through The Purpose Exercises.
You can click through the drop down below to explore these exercises.
These are the exercises that will teach your horse the art of Liberty, by tapping into how horses learn and behave. Typically we teach these in the order listed below, but there are sometimes exceptions to the rule, and many times we are working on multiple at once!
The Purpose Exercises:
1. Trust
2. Steady Pressure
3. Driving Pressure
4. Conscious Relaxation
5. Connection
6. Draw
7. Drive
8. Mirror Me
9. Circles
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00:49Episode 1CONSCIOUS RELAXATION AS A REWARD
Episode 1
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.
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CONSCIOUS RELAXATION
Learn why Conscious Relaxation forms the basis of good Liberty work.
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HOW TO TEACH YOUR HORSE TO LOWER THEIR HEAD CARRIAGE
Mia and high headed Friesian Thorsten show you how to teach your horse to lower their head carriage. An important tool to utilise for safety and teaching your horse how to consciously relax.
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TEACHING AN ANXIOUS HORSE TO LOWER THEIR HEAD CARRIAGE
Mia teaches and anxious horse to lower their head carriage so they can find relaxation and a better feeling in their body.
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CONSCIOUS RELAXATION WITH AN ADVANCED HORSE
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REPROGRAMMING MOVEMENT PATTERNS
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HELP YOUR HORSE TO CONSCIOUSLY RELAX
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WORKING WITH A YOUNG HORSE AT LIBERTY
Learn how to help your horse let down and follow your leadership by combining liberty and conscious relaxation techniques. In this episode, Zeus has his first session at liberty, so Mia can assess his connection and tension patterns. Mia delves into the relationship between mental/emotional/physi...
