Sex, Power, and Best Horse Practices? Yes

Best practices. Most of the time, we are talking about the very tangible, practical matters of care and riding and management and handling. All that stuff is endlessly important and we are very keen on getting that information out on the airwaves and into your ears. But lately, we’re also interested in sharing thoughts on how we build ourselves up as competent, empowered, open-minded horse owners and riders. Maybe call it Ground Work for Life <ul> <li>How do we assemble and nurture good, even great horse-rider partnerships from the inside out?</li> <li>How do we build a community of good, even great people within the horse-owning community? How can we be supportive of that goal and supportive of each other?</li> </ul> <p>Ultimately, it is You and Your Horse that Jec and I are interested in connecting with and in helping. This goal, this purpose, we’re coming to realize, is a pretty deep and intricate challenge.</p> <p>Visit sponsors <a href="https://lucernefarms.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Lucerne Farms</a> and <a href= "https://redmondequine.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Redmond Equine</a>.</p> <p>Many of you might have heard about the series of collaborative clinics that I’m producing with Jec, Amy Skinner, and Katrin Silva as clinicians. We had one in Santa Fe in February. We’ll have one in North Carolina in October and another in California in December. Next year, we’ll have six <a href= "https://nickernews.net/cayuse-collaborative-clinics/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Cayuse Collaborative Clinics</a>, mostly in western states.</p> <p>The goal of these clinics, I think, is revolutionary, if revolutionary can be quiet and fun.</p> <p>First of all, one leader for many students tends to develop an Almighty Trainer mindset for both the teacher and the students. Jec likes to call this Guru Following and it ain’t good. Research shows that experts heralded as experts get more and more dogmatic over time. They also get less open minded to other ideas, opinions, and perspectives. It also happens t