Natural Horsemanship Hype

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Natural Horsemanship Has Become an Oxymoron!

The true definition of Natural Horsemanship has always been:
- the philosophy of working with horses by appealing to their instincts and herd mentality.

Today, there is a whole new definition.

Natural Horsemanship
1. A fantastic label to attach to your training method to secure high profits, a large following, and unlimited branding opportunities.
2. A group or method to follow that feeds your insecurities, while giving you false security through gimmicks and hype.
3. An excuse to play games with your horse instead of riding because of your inexperience, inadequacy, and fear of failure.
4. Ignorance of true horse care, horsemanship, and horse behavior.
5. A trendy systems to follow instead of working with a horse's true instincts and mentality.

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Natural Horsemanship Has Become A Marketing Ploy

What Happend to REAL Natural Horsemanship?

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There was no money in common sense

Timid women need to feel empowered by purchasing gimmicks

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Natural Horsemanship Article on Citizen Horse

.....Horses are herd animals; in a herd there is a "boss", the boss is not playing games with the rest of the herd. The boss is setting guidelines, boundaries, and rules. If one of the herd oversteps these boundaries, disobeys a rule, or doesn't follow a guideline, that particular herd member is punished. Herd punishment comes in the form of chases (ears pinned of course), bitings, kickings, or otherwise physical reprimand. True natural horsemanship creates a relationship with you and your horse that mimics a herd relationship with you being the "boss" and your horse being one of the herd......

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