Category: Connecting with a Cribber

  • More cribbing healing sessions

    More cribbing healing sessions

    And Risada joined in too – looking for some help with her upper back leg. This a long video but I have tried not to cut too much out as it shows how long these sessions need to be sometimes. When we did our session on the 8th March (see previous video and post) we…

  • A huge break through with Timmy and his cribbing and windsucking

    A huge break through with Timmy and his cribbing and windsucking

    This video shows a session with Timmy this morning using The Trust Technique to interrupt his cribbing behaviour and change a conscious habit. In the beginning I am starting to sense into when Timmy is starting to think about cribbing. It takes a little while before I can anticipate enough to interrupt the behaviour before…

  • Herbs, oils, and a little Trust Technique with Timmy

    Herbs, oils, and a little Trust Technique with Timmy

    I just wanted to share this lovely video of Timmy self-selecting herbs, testing some oils, and healing with the Trust Technique. I have been working through a course on animal self-selection for medicinal purposes and wanted to start working a little with Timmy regarding his cribbing, without pushing him. At the moment we are just…

  • Cribbing healing sessions with Timmy

    Cribbing healing sessions with Timmy

    “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – Saint Augustine Following his lead, I have had three sessions with Timmy over the last week using the Present Moment from The Trust Technique to dive into a healing connection with him. The first…

  • A 3 way conversation about bridles..

    A 3 way conversation about bridles..

    When the horses are ready to talk about something they will. We just have to be ready to listen…. Timmy, Risada & I started the New Year with a conversation about bridles. I have been walking my pony out with a Micklem bridle which allows me to attach the lead rope to the top of…

  • Give healing time…

    and time will heal beautifully. Thursday 15th July 2021 Timmy has a severe slash on the inside of his hock. The vet was called and we got the tetanus, anti inflammatory and antibiotic into him but that was all he would allow us to do. Although we tried to sedate him to clean the wound…

  • Learning to be respectful (mostly him) and learning to be specific with communication (mostly me)!

    Clips from groundwork sessions 4 & 5; session 6 and session 7. What fun we are having doing our little sessions in the arena! We are learning more and more how to use treats as a reward, so they are not demanded, but achieved. And remember this is always mutual, not just him. My treat…

  • Mutual respect and gratitude

    Starting groundwork exercises with Timmy : The challenge is always to strengthen the trust connection, the outcome of the exercise is secondary What is respect? The dictionary definition is: In a previous post ‘ Can your horse go to sleep with you on the end of the rope – May 24 2021’ I said that…

  • Timmy and his saddle pad

    A conversation in senses is always more honest than a conversation in thoughts. Always give yourself time to stop thinking, and understand the emotional response. A couple of days ago I got out Timmys’ saddle and saddle pad to see if we were at a place where we could have a conversation about his ‘stuff’.…

  • Can your horse go to sleep with you on the end of the rope?

    Can your horse go to sleep with you on the end of the rope?

    An exploration into expectation anxiety Its a funny thing ‘expectation’. You put water in a kettle, turn the kettle on and expect the water to boil in a minute or so. If it doesn’t we start to fret and ask questions such as ‘ Is it plugged in? Is it broken? Do I need to get…