Helping People Help Horses
I spent the last 20 years caring for horses that people had given up on. Whether they were performance horsesRead More
The Keys to Success with Positive Reinforcement
I have looked back upon my initial start using positive reinforcement to train animals and have tried to figure outRead More
The Value of Women & Horses
During a conversation yesterday, the topic came up of how many people feel guilty for keeping horses that aren’t workingRead More
Helping Horses Prone to Choke or Colic
The Balance Point ELC has been the safe haven for many rescue horses and older ex-performance horses over the lastRead More
Practicing Compassion for ourselves & others.
When I started referring to Equestrian Zen as part of my training ideology, I wanted to highlight the internal peaceRead More
Planting Seeds for Change
Positive Reinforcement / Clicker Training is like gardening… you start by preparing your soil (getting your horse physically healthy andRead More
Changing Minds with R+
Your brain puts every experience into a pleasant or unpleasant categorization. First experiences program the brain to expect similar resultsRead More
Training with Energy & Intuition
I was first introduced to the idea of communicating with horses through Energy back in the 90’s when I wasRead More
Is your horse is stressed?
Many horses experience stress due to modern boarding situations that are very different from how horses behave and eat inRead More
Make your Training Sessions make sense to your Horse
One way to help your equine become less anxious about their time working with humans is to be very predictableRead More