by Lauren K. Doyle | Jun 12, 2014 | Ed Rothkranz, education, horse psychology, Melanie Smith-Taylor, rider psychology
There is a statement that is often used, “See the Forest for the Trees“. When you look up the exact meaning, it is, “To be overwhelmed by detail to the point where it obscures the overall situation”. The older I get the more I appreciate...
by Lauren K. Doyle | Feb 28, 2014 | Buster McLaury, education, Melanie Smith-Taylor, Mindy Bower
I shared with you that I attended the Legacy of Legends a few weeks ago in Las Vegas. For those of you that are not familiar with it, it is an event put on by Carolyn Hunt, the late Ray Hunt’s wife, and one of his well known students, Buck Brannaman. They gather a few...
by Lauren K. Doyle | Aug 28, 2013 | Ed Rothkranz, education, horse psychology, Melanie Smith-Taylor, Mindy Bower, rider psychology, Terry Church
I don’t mean to get woo woo on you, or bring you into the scifi realm. But let’s face it, there are just some things about working with horses that take us there. One such Horse Training Exercise is called Visualization...
by Lauren K. Doyle | May 18, 2013 | education, Melanie Smith-Taylor, Video
It is always shocking to me how many horse people get insulted by the term “Back to the Basics”. The response is often: “I don’t need to learn basic horse training my horse just doesn’t like to do XYZ”. When working with a...