joy dekkers equine natural horsemanship

Safety and horse training

Clearly you can not beat a horse, so you must outsmart them.

Horses are big animals. My Dad always says: You're working with a 1,000 pounds of muscles! My Dad knows what he is talking about, for he worked with the thoroughbreds of the sky: He flew in the Royal Netherlands Air Force during the last ten years of the Cold War (see picture). F16's get you killed really fast. Training efficiently, with strict safety control is the professional standard on fighter squadrons. And so it followed that safety is a big word in our household, and it has become a big word for me.

Horses are big, high and potentially unpredictable since they are prey animals. Clearly you can not beat a horse, so you must outsmart them.

I am currently developing a comprehensive method which will enable people to start their young horses safely: Without ever having to fall off.

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