Equestrian Zen - Life, Learning & Horses
Equestrian Zen - Life, Learning & Horses
Rachel Steen
Teachers & trainers at the Balance Point Equestrian Learning Center discuss horses, training & the challenges of equestrian life.
Navigating the Horse World with a Good Dose of Positive Reinforcement
Margie & Rachel discuss the importance of getting good Positive Reinforcement support as you deal with backlash from people espousing traditional horse training and treatment.
May 19, 2022
19 min
"Why Isn't This Working?" Part 2
Continuing our look at common training challenges and solutions with a few special guests.
May 6, 2022
24 min
"Why Isn't This Working?" Part 1
Common Problems encountered when using Positive Reinforcement Training Horses, Part 1.We take a look at common challenges encountered by people learning to train their horse with positive reinforcement and what to do to prevent them in the future.
May 4, 2022
18 min
Readjusting Thinking Patterns with Positive Reinforcement
Positive Reinforcement can help us be more mindful of what is going right in our life as well as help our horses be less reactive.  We learn to identify subtle cues about what is causing our learners anxiety.
Mar 25, 2022
37 min
Establishing Training Routines to help Horse & Human
Routines can be a basis for communication.
Mar 5, 2022
27 min
The Benefits of Using Positive Reinforcement with Fearful Horses
The Balance Point Equestrian crew discuss the challenges of rehabilitating horses after they have experienced extreme stress and trauma, comparing Natural Horsemanship methods to Positive Reinforcement training.   Compassion for people making the switch to R+ is also an important part of the equation.  (Dec. 2018)
Feb 28, 2022
32 min
What Horses Can Teach Us
The Balance Point Equestrian Crew discuss the improvements in learning and understanding horses that comes along with switching your equestrian programs to a Positive Reinforcement based training program.  (Feb. 2018)
Feb 28, 2022
31 min