Regulation Comes Before Training
This class helps you understand why training can fall apart when a horse is stressed, shut down, distracted, reactive, or overwhelmed. Instead of pushing for better behavior right away, you’ll learn how to notice your horse’s state first, support small shifts toward regulation, and create a better starting point for learning!
By the end of this short class, you’ll have a clearer understanding of why regulation is not the same as calmness, how emotional state impacts learning, and how small changes in awareness can help your horse build more capacity over time!
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Regulation Before Training
Learn more about WHY it’s important to ask horses to continue to regulate throughout a training session, and what that regulation looks like. It’s not always the calm you might expect. This is a fantastic place to start for anyone just getting into training from a heart-centered perspective based in healing.
Learn more about WHY it’s important to ask horses to continue to regulate throughout a training session, and what that regulation looks like. It’s not always the calm you might expect. This is a fantastic place to start for anyone just getting into training from a heart-centered perspective based in healing.
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What You'll Learn
Understand what regulation really means in horse training
Recognize why “calm” is not always the same as regulated
See how stress changes your horse’s ability to learn
Understand why behavior often becomes coping instead of communication
Notice your horse’s nervous system state before asking for change
Support small shifts that can lead to better learning
Help your horse build more adaptability and choice
Create a more thoughtful, less forceful approach to training
Reduce unnecessary frustration for both horse and human
Build a stronger foundation before asking for more