>>>A farm that combines natural horsemanship and gaited horses.
Yes! And when we add natural horsemanship to gaited horse, we don't need the mechanical aids to make them gait. In regard to learning natural horsemanship, it's so helpful to the horse, and helpful to the owner, to know how to communicate, two-way, to get a result; and there's no need to find gimmicks to get that result. There are so many different approaches to NH, thru Parelli, Clinton Anderson, John Lyons, Mark Rashid, or any number of other natural practitioners. How to pick a trainer / clinician? Study them first. Parelli has some sales going on now: http://www.parelli.com But you can find tons of information to learn about the PNH program and it's methods. Clinton Anderson has lots of information: http://www.downunderhorsemanship.com/ Both of these guys are on RFD-TV, so there's no need to invest money before taking a look at them. John Lyons has several books and video tapes: http://www.johnlyons.com/ All have newsletters to which you can subscribe for free. Check them out before committing to a program. See what you like and what you don't like. Combine methods if you chose. Take what you like and leave what you are not comfortable with. If any of them or any other NH trainers and / or clinicians are in your area, go an audit one of their clinics before exposing or handing over your horse. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
