Naturally Designed Healing

06/14/2017

We’re on a mission… Let’s get rid of high hay nets, high hay racks and high feed bowls for the good of the horse. Feeding horses off the floor is so good for their back posture, musculature, as well as respiratory and digestive health!

11/09/2016

Great way to help your pets

08/22/2016

Ever dealt with this? Maybe this article can help!

Understanding survival It’s important to first understand why some horses are herd bound.

08/22/2016

Creating a functional horse/Jean Luc Cornille

The work of the horse’s back muscles is very complex further exposing the naivety and inaccuracy of stretching theories. The complexity also underline the importance of the horse’s mental processing. The subtle orchestration of the back muscles is created in the horse’s brain and the first aim of academic equitation is training the horse brain to think in terms of body coordination instead of gesture.

Albert Einstein wrote, “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” The thought applies to both, the horse and the rider. Instead of supporting the horse’s gift with advanced knowledge and innovative techniques, we submit the horse’s talent to a system. Instead of supporting the rider’s skill, equestrian education downgrade the rider’s intuition to the studious application of “correct aids”. Einstein also wrote, “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think”. When the purpose of the riding technique became the application of correct aids, the education annihilates the rider’s intuition. Factual documentation allows researcher to think further. So are correct aids. They are not the finality of ridding but instead a teaching tool aiming at a subtle coordination of the riders body. When such precise coordination is achieved, the rider’s body became the language through subtle nuances in muscles tone. There is no longer “aids”. The phenomenon is not exclusive to riding. In 1992, the founder or Aikido wrote, “Ultimately, you must forget about technique. The further you progress, the fewer teaching there are. The great path is really no path.”( Morihei Ueshiba)

In a previous installment (IHTC) we were talking about CLICK LINK TO READ ON http://scienceofmotion.com/documents/creating_a_functional_horse.html

08/05/2016

Need a saddle fitting?

AUGUST SADDLE FITTINGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR BOOKING!
Just hit the Call Now Button Above During our Office Hours 7 days a week from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Available Dates: August 24-28
Location: Ontario

05/24/2016

05/03/2016

Very well put! I had the privilege and honour of riding my sister's horse this past weekend (at a walk for a very short time). What peace and happiness it brought me.

"...we must never forget, every time we sit on a horse, what an extraordinary privilege it is: to be able to unite one's body with that of another sentient being, one that is stronger, faster and more agile by far than we are, and at the same time, brave, generous, and uncommonly forgiving." ~ William Steinkraus, Olympic equestrian.

04/24/2016

It's as simple as going for a walk!

Just go for a walk.

04/23/2016

Looks interesting, maybe worth a try?

Its
Todays awesome little point is Yintang - the dragon meeting place...
You find yourself stroking this point most days when your with your horse. Yingtang is great for calming the mind and helping them let go of things that have upset them in the past.
I had a talk to while he was in australia about why he uses this point. He too said of its calming and connecting quality.
You can use your finger (medium pressure ), flat of hand, stroke or gently tap this point with your finger for 5 - 10mins or untill you get a release (sigh, lick, chew, yawn)
Horses love this point and will often fall asleep while your holding it.
Have a great weekend 🐴

03/29/2016

If you're in Cambridge!

Our 3rd annual FREE Learn to Braid workshop is fast approaching!
Join us in store Thursday, April 7 at 6PM to perfect your Hunter braid before the start of show season!
Ally, our experienced braider will be on hand to teach you all the tricks.
Pre-register for the event to receive 15% off ALL braiding tools and accessories after the event.
To register, please call us at 519-623-3535 or message us on Instagram or Facebook!

03/26/2016

01/26/2016

We love this photo from Gillian Higgins of 'horses inside out' showing lateral bend... "The saddle tree must sit in front of the lumbar vertebrae and not extend beyond the last rib," she explains.