Why Natural Horsemanship?
Jackie and Ron were introduced to natural horsemanship in 1990, starting with Pat Parelli and continuing to attend clinics by Parelli, Dennis Reis and others since. Rather than using force, we train horses using minimal pressure, released as soon as the horse “gives” to the pressure. Rewarding the slightest “try” makes the horse more willing to try and it learns to respond to lighter and lighter cues. Whether starting a colt, or re-starting an older horse with bad habits, these methods are safe and effective. Using the Round Pen, Arena, Trail Course and Trails Training starts on the ground in the 60 foot round pen, where the horse learns to give to pressure. The horse learns how to back, go forward, move its shoulders, its hind quarters, do a leg yield and be driven and lunged. Then we take the horse out to the ranch’s trail course where the horse learns to apply what it has learned in a more challenging environment. When you ask a horse to go over obstacles that the horse initially fi
