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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: When the Horse Won't Try
Chapter 11
Practice: When the Horse Won't Try
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: A smaller question
HowTake an ask a horse has failed twice. Find a version half as big, release on the first try, and build forward.
You've got it whenThree clean successes at the smaller size.
Office: One warm call
HowFor someone who has stopped trying, find the smallest real work they can do without bracing, and put the release on the calendar.
You've got it whenThe trying came back before the number did.
Office: Own it
HowWrite one sentence: if trying stopped on my team, it stopped on my watch, because... Then fix that.
You've got it whenOne change you control.
Home: Lower your question
HowWhen a child is stuck, go smaller, not louder.
You've got it whenA finished small step instead of a fight.
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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