Connection Series Episode 3: The Softening

In this episode we are learning about building relationships and communication with communication buttons. The two buttons in use are hugs and scratches and there are a couple of skill sets required.   

Do you know where your horse likes to be scratched?
Do you know how your horse likes to be cuddled?
Do you have a heart felt embrace you can ask your horse for and they can ask you for?  

We are in to week 3 of our connection series on the first do no harm podcast in which we are learning about what I call "the softening". Does your horse melt in to your touch or do they stand with tension and brace against it? If you have a horse that holds tension against your touch on the ground they will inevitably brace against you in the saddle.   

Softening and allowing them in to you and you in to them is part of relaxation and swing under saddle as well as connection based and holistic horse training

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