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Carolina Baurmann
Oct 44 min read
The Science Behind Horse-Human Connection: Why Trust Matters More Than Training
Discover how horse owners can cultivate calm confidence when leading horses outside, overcoming fear and anxiety by focusing on trust, body
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Carolina Baurmann
Sep 110 min read
So, you want to buy a horse...
Your biggest wish, your childhood dream, your latest goal, it is about to become true. You decided to bring a (new) horse into your life,...
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Carolina Baurmann
Jul 315 min read
The discussion about whips and spurs…
A discussion worth having. Let's reflect on why or why not we should use whips and spurs in horse training and sports to perform at home...
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Carolina Baurmann
Jun 95 min read
The functional riding horse
And when its not functional Riding a horse is a privilege. A privilege for us to be allowed on their back. And a privilege for them to...
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Carolina Baurmann
Jan 315 min read
What is wrong with hyperflexion?
We all know what hyperflexion is. Because it's not a rare behind closed door thing that you need to catch with a hidden camera like...
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Carolina Baurmann
Oct 23, 20237 min read
Minding a horses life
Being mindful about a life that is completely in hour hand asks for a very wholistic approach. The whole horse is to be considered, from...
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Carolina Baurmann
Jul 30, 20233 min read
Is my horse sound?
Evaluating how sound your horse is is very important when it comes to planning training sessions an determining how we want to use the...
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Carolina Baurmann
Jun 22, 20234 min read
Assessing happiness in horses
How can you tell your horse is happy and what are alarming signs that hes not? There’s a huge misunderstanding or let’s say...
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Carolina Baurmann
May 9, 20236 min read
How can we guarantee welfare for our horses?
I am (and I am sure you are, too) all for physiological and psychological health and happiness in horses - or welfare . Sounds simple...
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Carolina Baurmann
Dec 5, 20225 min read
Trauma in Horses
What does that even mean? People are so used to seeing traumatised horses, they can’t see the trauma anymore. Trauma - sounds almost like...
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Carolina Baurmann
Nov 7, 202211 min read
Does my horse have healthy hooves?
The hooves are literally the foundation of your horse - but how good are they really? We do know a little bit, right? The hooves must be...
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Carolina Baurmann
Aug 15, 202213 min read
Myths of the horse world Part 2
All those pretty things - or, yes you can have too much tack Following part 1, where we talked about training methods, horse behavior and...
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Carolina Baurmann
Jun 12, 202213 min read
Myths of the horse world
Part 1 Humans tend to avoid change. That’s just in our DNA. Its useful and safe to take over what people did and believed before us -...
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Carolina Baurmann
May 30, 20226 min read
Reconnect with your horse
How do I reconnect with my horse? For horses that have closed themselves off, who prefer to avoid humans, "energy savers" and runaways...
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Carolina Baurmann
Apr 24, 20227 min read
When its not a training issue - Part 2
“Behavior is communication” When I say, behavior is communication I mean, that everything our horses is do, carries a message for us,...
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Carolina Baurmann
Apr 15, 20223 min read
Children and horses
How do we teach our children how to handle horses? If you love horses yourself and have children, there is a good chance that they will...
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Carolina Baurmann
Mar 20, 20228 min read
Alternatives for 'riding'
Everything we want to do with our horses starts on the ground. Everything our horses need to know to live a balanced horse life along...
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Carolina Baurmann
Feb 11, 20228 min read
Pain in horses
Of course we don't want our horses to experience pain. We would also never do anything that intentionally hurts them or ignore the pain...
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Carolina Baurmann
Jan 19, 20229 min read
When it’s not a training issue
While working with horses we continuously talk about training, behavior, issues and emotions of the horse. We evaluate our methods and...
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