Join up with Horses: What does it Mean in Horse Training

What does joining with a horse or the term “join up” mean to you? How does it show up between you and your horse?

For me, joining with a horse, or asking a horse to join up with me means many positive words and actions, such as; demonstrating relationship, rapport, connection with another, communication and conversation, joining in mind, body and heart, the feeling of oneness, trust and mutual respect and love.

The definitions of “to join” are:
1. to put or bring together so as to form a unit
2. to connect
3. to put or bring into close association or relationship
4. to come into the company of
5. to associate oneself with

I demonstrate in this video, with one of my horses Zor, what joining together and asking for join up looks like when we are working in a round pen, walking together and having a conversation.

Chasing a horse around a round pen, with a lariat or lunge line, and until the horse runs out of steam, is not what I call a gentle, or compassionate, training practice. Unfortunately many horse trainers use the structure of a round pen along with the practice of “join up” to subdue, dominate and force a horse into submission.

If you would like to learn more or “how-to” develop this with your horse, please check out my online training academy for people and horses https://www.taoacademy-horse-training...

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