Comments on: Eliminating “dominance” http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/02/eliminating-dominance/ How to Get to Yes with the horse you have Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sharon http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/02/eliminating-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-87 sharon Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:07:13 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=30#comment-87 IcieMeg, I like that you are thinking about this stuff. Very worthwhile effort. I respect both Mark and Brent a LOT. The messages coming from them will be very consistent and will serve you well going forward. Thanks for the post suggestion. I will definitely write something on that subject soon! IcieMeg, I like that you are thinking about this stuff. Very worthwhile effort. I respect both Mark and Brent a LOT. The messages coming from them will be very consistent and will serve you well going forward. Thanks for the post suggestion. I will definitely write something on that subject soon!

]]> By: IcieMeg http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/02/eliminating-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-86 IcieMeg Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:00:02 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=30#comment-86 Recent discussions I've been having on a horse group made me re-think my use of the terms "alpha" or "dominant" with horses. I was reading your new found blog this morning - hadn't read much, but knew of it for couple of weeks. I know that I want to be like what Mark Rashid describes as a horse leader after seeing him on a tv show describing. I had thought this was the "alpha mare", but probably isn't because maybe they bully to get their way. Found his terms on-line and he uses term "passive leader". These are horses in the herd that other horses gravitate to for leadership, but are not bullies. So guess that's what I want to be. If you read this, then I hope you can do a blog post on the difference in herd structure of an "alpha" bossy leader vs concept of a "passive leader" in herd dynamics. Brent Graef has something similar in philosophy (found him about week ago). http://www.brentgraef.com/philosophy.php Thanks. Recent discussions I’ve been having on a horse group made me re-think my use of the terms “alpha” or “dominant” with horses. I was reading your new found blog this morning – hadn’t read much, but knew of it for couple of weeks.

I know that I want to be like what Mark Rashid describes as a horse leader after seeing him on a tv show describing. I had thought this was the “alpha mare”, but probably isn’t because maybe they bully to get their way. Found his terms on-line and he uses term “passive leader”. These are horses in the herd that other horses gravitate to for leadership, but are not bullies. So guess that’s what I want to be.

If you read this, then I hope you can do a blog post on the difference in herd structure of an “alpha” bossy leader vs concept of a “passive leader” in herd dynamics.

Brent Graef has something similar in philosophy (found him about week ago).
http://www.brentgraef.com/philosophy.php

Thanks.

]]> By: Kinni http://www.horsemansarts.com/2009/02/eliminating-dominance/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Kinni Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:44:59 +0000 http://www.horsemansarts.com/?p=30#comment-53 Words to live by. Just yesterday, someone tried to hand me the "dominance" line in reference to my TB gelding. The bottom line is: I can't win that fight. I know it, the 1100 lb horse knows it. It's not really a secret. Bluffing would just be a bald-faced lie, and lies never earn trust. Words to live by. Just yesterday, someone tried to hand me the “dominance” line in reference to my TB gelding. The bottom line is: I can’t win that fight. I know it, the 1100 lb horse knows it. It’s not really a secret. Bluffing would just be a bald-faced lie, and lies never earn trust.

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