Principles and Philosophy
Horsemanship is Horsemanship! It’s not English, neither is it
Western
nor any other discipline in particular! All horses are born with the
same innate characteristics regardless of our desires or what our
chosen future is for them. I will help you create an understanding,
communication, connection and trust between you and your horse like
you’ve never experienced before. This will give you a foundation to succeed
with your horse, wherever your passion!
NATHAN DAY HORSEMANSHIP is about helping people and horses get along
better, therefore giving horses a better deal in life!
Do we know every thought of the people who we have the closest most
intimate relationships with? Do they know every thought that we
have? I’m guessing not!
So how can we even start to think that we know everything
about a horse, especially when we have completely different survival
characteristics?
What we must first do is try to understand things from the horse’s
point of view and then help the horse understand us and what we are
asking.
I BELIEVE THAT THESE ARE SOME OF THE IMPORTANT STEPS TO BECOMING A
HORSEMAN
- ATTITUDE
- The no.1 most important step! We must constantly progress our
thoughts to think positive and think like a horseman having an
attitude of justice.
- “We must control our thoughts because our thoughts become our
actions and our actions become our attitude”
- PSYCHOLOGY
- The study of the minds, ours and the horses! Understanding mental
function and behaviour will give you an important tool towards
knowing what to do and when to do it!
- To truly be able to communicate to the horse we must try to see it
from the horse’s point of view.
- CONCEPTS & PHILOSOPHIES
- Passed down from our mentors, a few words that have more meaning
and answers than any regimented technique, bit or man made device.
- OPEN MINDED
- Leave your opinions and past experiences behind and be willing to
give anything a go. Who knows what new things you might learn.
- NON JUDGEMENTAL
- Be willing to accept people where they are in their horsemanship
journey and to learn something positive in any given situation
- BALANCE
- This doesn’t just mean not falling off! Everything you do and how
you go about it has a balance.
- EXPERIENCE
- It takes a lifetime to live a life time, so learn from people who
have experience, then add your own experiences!
- THE JOURNEY
- The people and the horses we meet, the influences in our lives and
the amazing path that horsemanship can take you on.
I believe that there isn't a program or a method that can fit every
person and every horse in every situation but we can take all these
attributes that make up horsemanship and use the experience and
knowledge to work towards the desired outcome.
I hope that I can help you and your horses someday too!
Enjoy the journey |
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