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Howdy folks!

I'm Cassie Smith -

Welcome to my world of Natural - Not Normal.

My journey into Natural horsemanship has taken me to a new level

of communication, trust, and confidence with my horse.

I am studying natural horsemanship using the methods

that the renowned clinician, Pat Parelli teaches.

 I have also learned a lot from Dennis Reis and Tom Dorrance.

I am studying Clinton Anderson because of my interest in reining

and Walter Zettl based on my interest in dressage.

Ultimately though, Pat puts it all together in a way

that even adults like me can understand.

Pat teaches that we are predators

and our horses know it.

It's NORMAL for us to do things to our horses

and become frustrated when they react in a NATURAL way.

My goal is to learn to "think, act and play like a horse,"

as Pat puts it.

Once I learned some very basic natural skills, I began a journey to a safer and more productive relationship with my partner, the HORSE.

This was me doing what came naturally!

Now I understand why Natural worked best for us.

Bareback and a rope hackamore - Even back in 1968