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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: Soft Hands, Hard Standards
Chapter 9
Practice: Soft Hands, Hard Standards
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: Small bird
HowPick up the reins or lead with a feel that is firm enough not to drop and soft enough not to crush. Ask once, release on the try.
You've got it whenContact without a brace.
Barn: Show, then hand back
HowIf you teach, demonstrate the standard once, then hand back the reins: now you ask for that.
You've got it whenThe student touched the standard once.
Office: One honest comment
HowRewrite your next critical review as one comment: the standard, a specific line, a request to talk, an honest out.
You've got it whenA conversation instead of a brace.
Office: Quiet and demanding
HowGive one piece of feedback you have been avoiding, in a quiet voice, this week.
You've got it whenClear, kind, and done.
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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