tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39377969905490439592011-07-07T23:37:19.132-07:00Horsemanship Through Feel and ReleaseKaren Mussonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524541214756063076noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3937796990549043959.post-75262806118448916452009-12-27T07:02:00.001-08:002009-12-27T07:03:26.373-08:00

AMSTERDAM, NYTHE FEEL OF A HORSE9 Sundays with LESLIE DESMONDFollow this link for the latest: 9 Sundays with Leslie NEWS! including.......In Leslie's Words... posts about what she is doing with the horsesAudio / Visual Gallery... presenting Leslie's day-to-day photo log and observationsOwner stories and updates in their own wordsAuditor ImpressionsLeslie's "The Feel Of A Horse" Winter

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Three more captioned gems from Leslie Desmond:see http://lesliedesmond.blogspot.com/Week 1 - Klaas Makes FriendsWeek 1 - Group SkillsWeek 1 - Goat Rule(3 new slide-shows, more coming... from the 9 Sundays with Leslie Series, see http://www.lesliedesmond.com/index.php?id=449 )KM

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Here are some captioned gems from Leslie Desmond:see http://lesliedesmond.blogspot.com/Week 1 - The CourtshipWeek 1 - Sharing SpaceWeek 1 - Sharing FoodWeek 1 - Bee gets AcquaintedWeek 1 - Klaas and Luigi(5 slide-shows, more coming... from the 9 Sundays with Leslie Series, see http://www.lesliedesmond.com/index.php?id=449 )KM

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To step the hind-quarters away from you, release your rope (and you) *away* from the horse with a little energy (no preceding pressure). There is a lightness in the feel of the horse's response that differs from a presentation in which energy is directed *towards* the hind-quarters. The poop pile offers the perfect reference point to see where I moved and how this horse moved in response! Give it

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I enjoyed a wonderful trip to Prairie du Chien, WI, over Halloween weekend. We had a three day clinic directly following a three day seminar with Leslie at the same venue. This proved to be an excellent combo! Leslie showed everyone the moon.....:) inspiring heightened awareness in folks, both about themselves, their horses and the reciprocal feel between them. Then we got down to earth and

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Meet Isaac... Isaac is a 13 yr old Quarter Horse. He is super quiet, right until he isn't... He has a history of pulling and running away. In Part 3, Karen continues teaching Isaac to follow the float in her rope. The lead-rope is equivalent to the inside rein in these exercises, so she also teaches him about following softness offered in a rider's rein later. "Feel and Release" follows the

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Hi all!Just letting you know about the following upcoming clinics...Feel & Release Clinics with Karen Musson----------------------------------------Thursday Oct. 29th - Sunday Nov. 1st, 2009Prairie du Chien, WISCONSINDemo & Three Day Clinic, AM & PM classesFriday Mar.19th - Sunday Mar. 21st, 2010Hutto, TEXAS (nr. Austin)Demo & Two Day ClinicThursday June 10th - Sunday June 13th, 2010Mankato,

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Leslie's third & forth interviews have been posted on Anna's podcast page:http://reachouttohorses.com/roh/podcasts/ldesmond.html#090709KM.

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Leslie's second interview has been postedhttp://reachouttohorses.com/roh/podcasts/ldesmond.html#090709Two interviews with Temple Grandin are also now posted on Anna's site.KM.

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I met some terrific folks at the clinic in Kentucky. With riders from beginner to advanced competitor, all seeking to develop a 'better feel' for their horses, it was a fascinating weekend of connecting with entirely different horses through feel. Here are a few highlights...A 13 yr old young rider, who had just acquired her first horse, a super jumper, that very day (!) came to the clinic, eager

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I'm headed down to Burlington, KY to give a demo tomorrow evening and clinic this weekend to some wonderful new folks from very different backgrounds. Should be fun!

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Some excellent Feel related interviews are at:Reaching Out with Anna Twinney Guestshttp://reachouttohorses.com/podcast.html#WelcomeLeslie is doing a series of interviews about feel this month of September:http://reachouttohorses.com/roh/podcasts/ldesmond.html#090709Also Temple Grandin is coming soon, and Mark Rashid has several interviews from April, May and June.

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Hello and welcome! I'm going to give this Blog thing a shot! My goal is to share more frequent news, learning experiences and progress from students of the horse -- that would be myself (as both student and coach), my students and any of you out there who are studying FEEL. Feel is about many things. Bill Dorrance (see "True Horsemanship Through Feel" by Bill Dorrance and Leslie Desmond) has

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