Of Horses and Humanity

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Saturday, October 9, 2010

NHE International Seminar 2010

The Group

The morning lectures and discussions were held in the lodge.
All meals were shared in this beautiful space as well.

The time outside was spent with horses who chose of their own free will to be in our company rather than their 70 acre pasture...

Inspiring Natural Potential
– Michael Bevilacqua on Alexander Nevzorov

Alexander Nevzorov brought Haute Ecole to the new, humane level. Haute Ecole is a French term for high school. It is classical dressage stemming from the cavalry with complex moves by the horse including airs above the ground such as capriole, courbette, and levade. He teaches horses to perform the most difficult elements of Haute Ecole, not only without any constraint, punishment, bridles and bits, that is looked upon as a norm in modern Haute Ecole, but he does all this on a horse that is in a perfect collection.

Horse Talk TV

Here is a preview...

Watch here! http://www.tvs.org.au/ info here http://www.tvs.org.au/programs/horse-talk
Horse Talk TV episode 4 airs this Wednesday Sept 29th, 7pm Eastern Australia time and again on Friday Oct. 1st at 12.30pm and, Saturday the 2nd at 10am.

Beyond the Dream Horse

Beyond the Dream Horse - A Revealing Perspective on Attaining a True Relationship describes how turning around many standard beliefs about horses and training can allow an honest relationship to flourish. True experience providing a different perspective and insight that help remove the self-created wall that often seperates people from horses. This is not about herd behaviour, rather it is about the astounding possibilities that exist between horses and humans. It is about achieving the elusive relationship of which is often only dreamed. ©2010 Michael Bevilacqua

For more information and to order your copy visit Beyond the Dream Horse

"A person would be well advised to study these notes of such a master."
-- Stormy May Filmmaker / Producer of The Path of the Horse

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Underestimated?

The intelligence, compassion and heart of the horse has long been underestimated.

This video, by photographer Pam Nickoles, tells the story of what she described as the longest and most feirce battle between two stallions she has ever witnessed. And for what?

This battle was over a young palomino foal who had gotten separated from its mother by rolling under a barbed wire fence, the stallion called Chaco was the victor and became the foals self appointed guardian. After the initial battle, defending the foal from the paint stallion, that same stallion returned with another bachelor stallion and Chaco fought the two of them into the darkness of night.

The next morning to everyone's amazement, the small foal was still alive and well, being cared for and guided by Chaco. He coaxed the little one through a gate and all the way down a hill to its mother Sierra.

From our human perspective we can only speculate on why Chaco would have taken on this duty and taken it so seriously, but it is clear from that perspective he is a hero!

To see more go to Pam Nickoles Photography