Tierisch Menschlich

Here is the latest new video that my boyfriend and I made with my dog this past week. Enjoy!

I once had a teacher tell me that, when a horse pulls on a lead rope, to become a tree. This meant a few things. I should be rooted and centered (not go flying off after the horse, but to “hold my ground”, in a way) and not to pull back on the horse. If the horse pulls, I just hold …

“On my horses I am continually fixing and releasing. You can’t hold them in the center. I have been teaching clinics for 20 years, so my observations are based on fact; the least centered horses that I come into contact with are dressage horses. (Now don’t think for a minute that I am bad-mouthing dressage, because when it is done …

If you haven’t yet, take a look at Humanima’s FaceBook page. I tend to post videos, photos, and status updates much more regularly there. A link to every new post is also always posted. Have a great week!

Sometimes, at our best, we have that one thing, that one element, that we haven’t grasped or followed through with. The man in the video might not be directly talking about animals, but it’s some good brain food for all parts of life. Some people have a wonderful understanding and relationship with their horse. They’re nice and soft but there’s one thing that’s …

I wrote in a previous post how much I loved Tom Dorrance’s books. In many of the stories that come up, his response is simple (maybe not easy): what happened before what happened happened? People would ask him, “What do I do if my horse bites me?” Tom’s response was, “I don’t know, I’ve never been bitten.” Which means, he …

Made this video today, starring my new Poodle, on how to walk off-leash. So many dogs hear the click of the leash as a cue to burst off running and completely disconnect with their human. Here are some ideas of what you can do to prevent this kind of behavior from ever forming. The leash coming off doesn’t mean they …

Most everyone has some book or writing that they cherish. Maybe they even keep it by there bed – perhaps it’s a religious book. For me, it’s these two books. Yep, Tom Dorrance is like a God to me and I would give so, so much to have met him. He passed away a while ago, but is known today …

Woops! I haven’t posted this video yet?! This was filmed earlier this week – mowgli and the rest of the pack!

I’ve been playing around with my new poodle (I am training him to be a guide dog for the blind) and seeing how I can cause him to figure things out on his own. He has been with me for about three weeks and has learned so much, so fast and so well… that he is coming up close to …