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Mechanical Horsemanship, and Why Repetition is Often Unnecessary
We've been looking at different training styles in my last few posts, and today I'd like to discuss a style perhaps best described as "mechanical horsemanship." Mechanical horsemanship has many things in common with dictatorial horsemanship. However, practitioners of...
Dictatorial Horsemanship: Is Dominance and Submission Really Necessary?
In my last two posts, we looked at what I call “emotional horsemanship” and why that is often problematic. Today I’d like to talk about another common style of training that could be described as “dictatorial horsemanship.” Dictatorial horsemanship interprets equine...
Training Gear; My Top 3 and Why?
People often ask me about the gear I use on my horses and what I like about it. While that is a huge topic, I’d like to share my thoughts on a few of my most important, go-to pieces of gear and explain why I find them so useful. Rope Halters & Leads While...
Emotional Horsemanship, Part 2: Why Staying Centered Matters
In my last post, I started talking about the consequences of what I call Emotional Horsemanship, in which we interpret the horse through a distorting lens of human emotion. One of the common problems with this way of viewing horses is that when the horse does...
Why My Style of Horsemanship is not about “Respect”, Part 1
Our interpretations of the horse’s nature and its actions have a profound effect on everything we do in our horsemanship. Some viewpoints can lead us to compassion and connection, while others will take us down paths where both horses and humans are likely to...
Welcome to My NEW Blog!
Because you have made your way here, I’m guessing you have a deep love for horses and that you are continually searching for better ways to build a strong, positive connection with them. I share that drive and have been pursuing it passionately since I was 15 years...
Welcome to the New Josh Nichol Website!
We hope you like our new look, which is designed to make it easier to find the information that you are searching for. We are positive that you will love the feel of the fresh layout, which was specifically planned to be easy to navigate and to illustrate our...
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