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Start Here
- Part I · 1. The Read
- 2. Leave Your Ego at the Gate
- 3. The Lead Mare and the Boss Horse
- 4. Your Breath Is the First Cue
- 5. Peace That Has Structure
- Part II · 6. The Release Is the Lesson
- 7. The Four Phases
- 8. Diagnose First, Respond Second
- 9. Soft Hands, Hard Standards
- 10. Make the Wrong Thing Difficult
- 11. When the Horse Won't Try
- Part III · 12. Trust Is Built One Release at a Time
- 13. The Wreck and the Repair
- 14. Shutdown Is Not Calm
- 15. The Lifetime Horse, the Lifetime Team
- 16. Becoming Someone Worth Following
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The Horseman's Agreement
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Resource Library
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Certification
Practice: Shutdown Is Not Calm
Chapter 14
Practice: Shutdown Is Not Calm
Two practices for the barn, two for the office or home. Write one line after each: what improved today was.
20 minPracticeBarn and office
The same work in two rooms. If you have no horse, watch horses at a fence or at a lesson; seeing is practice too. Do the office practices this week, with real people, at low volume.
Barn: Lights on or off
HowWalk a barn aisle and read each horse's eye, ear and flank. Which lights are on?
You've got it whenYou can tell neutral from shutdown and say how.
Barn: Ask for a no
HowOffer a horse a choice he could refuse, like moving off or staying. Notice whether there is still a no in him.
You've got it whenA horse who can say no is still in the conversation.
Office: The pause before yes
HowIn your next three meetings, listen for yes with no pause, and eyes fixed on the table.
You've got it whenOne name, and a smaller, safer question for them.
Office: Feedback both ways
HowFor one week, name one try and one slack out loud, in low volume, in real time.
You've got it whenBoth kinds given, none saved for the review.
Safety
Equine activities are inherently dangerous. This course does not replace hands-on instruction from a qualified professional. You work with horses at your own risk.
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