What the Storm Blew In...

Big Fancy Barn (as I will refer to it herein and to distinguish it from Lady and Wyatt's more humble facility) is convieniently located near the on/off ramp of a big interstate. Wouldn't you know one unseasonably warm rainy day we get a visit from this guy who was en route with his cute dog and horses in tow from New York to warmer pastures. Apparently north of us was a major snow storm and he needed a short layover so everyone could settle a bit. Don't know the details of how he found us, but those of us affiliated with Big Fancy Barn are nice people for the most part so of course he was welcome to regroup and do what he needed to get back on the road.

Anyway, this guy was Gregg Miron of Throwing Stones Farm. He's a clinician and trainer who has developed his own program: Redefining Horsemanship (I don't know how to do the registered symbol, just pretend it's there.) His program does not wholly embrace one particular brand of training such as NH, but, to quote his literature he "applies the science of interpreting your horses body language to predict their emotions while applying individualized training techniques to accomplish the desired outcome." Well, it sounds kinda sexy and since I am interested in equine behavior and psychology myself and have recieved training in natural horsemanship methods and use them successfully, I'm happy to include a link to his site. I'm also happy to promote anything that improves the horse/human relationship thereby making life better for owners and their horses. I do remind you that being a lowly farm laboror at Big Fancy Barn without a lot of time for in depth conversations let alone chit chat, I can't say if I completely endorse his program, but he was a nice person, treated his horses well and his dog was nice.