Building Trust & Respect

This session will focus on the foundation of the Lazy Oaks program: building trust, creating respect, reading the horse, and developing a safer, more willing partner from the ground up.

Topics may include:

• Reading the horse’s body language

• Building confidence without creating pushiness

• Establishing boundaries without fear

• Catching, touching, and early handling concepts

• Creating calm, respectful responses

• Understanding timing, release, and pressure