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How to Catch a Horse – Permission, Reward, Punctuation

Posted in Blogoshop, How to Catch a Horse, tagged on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The second component in learning how to catch a horse involves observing the horse’s reaction to your approach. You look for “permission” — in the horse’s manner, attitude, and in his eye. Here is how it goes: During your approach, the horse will begin to notice that you and he are “joined” up.  You might [...]

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How to Catch a Horse – Approach

Posted in alderlore, Blogoshop, How to Catch a Horse on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »

If you watch the previous video closely, you should see that the mare and her filly always move in parallel. You can see that no matter where they are running, how close or far apart they are, or what turns they make, they arrange themselves like this. Similarly, when approaching your horse, you should arrange [...]

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How to Catch a Horse

Posted in alderlore, Blogoshop, How to Catch a Horse, tagged , on October 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »

There are a lot of good techniques and sound advice on the topic of How to Catch a Horse. My approach helps contextualize or explain why some are more or less true, while others are more or less “wives tales.” My approach is based on observing herd behavior in horses, and interacting with a small herd [...]

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