Natural Horsemanship and Eventing Based on Love with Aleksa Karlinska

🎙🐴Horsemanship Breakthroughs Podcast Episode 20
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Natural Horsemanship & Eventing Based on Love with Aleksa Karlinska ( aka @natural_eventing_rider )
 
"Loving is Understanding"
 
Alexa presents to us….the best of both worlds: You CAN do natural horsemanship AND compete!
 
Aleksa Karlinska is a horse trainer and horse riding instructor, teaching horses and humans to understand each other - so they can build relationships based on love. 
Aleksa competes in eventing competitions, with the aim of proving that natural horsemanship can be combined with sport. 
She was born and raised and still lives in Poland, right on the border with Germany. She has dedicated her life to making a positive change in the equestrian world.
 
 
⁠𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬:⁠⁠
 
👉🏼Alexa’s start with horses, in horsemanship, & eventing! Including her selection on the national eventing team.
👉🏼The turning point for Alexa, and what made her realise something wasn’t right with her horse training & competing.
👉🏼Combining natural horsemanship & competing, particularly in jumping & eventing.
👉🏼The sad truth behind some ways of training for competition, including breaking a horse’s spirit.
👉🏼A day in the life of Alexa, from how she starts her day to taking the time to train her horses mentally and physically, and what she’s into outside of horses.
👉🏼The benefits of slowing down, being mindful, and the conscious use of social media.
👉🏼Why horse personality is SO important for performance & competing
👉🏼Why your APPROACH is more important than your METHOD, and being open-minded in training.
👉🏼Why less is more, and going slowly is  more important the quick results
👉🏼The shocking truth behind some bridleless riding
👉🏼What the natural horsemanship people lack, and what the sport work lack 
👉🏼Controversial questions and Alexa’s frustration with extreme views
👉🏼Shame around past methods of training and being brave enough to face the truth and change paths
👉🏼Why it’s more important to know WHY you are training something whether that’s groundwork or riding (instead of HOW)
 
Aleksa is very honest about her past with horses and how she has changed and continues to adapt as she learns.
She has an interesting perspective coming from a competitive background, and we share many of the same values, especially the mission of making a positive impact on the equestrian world and showing people it’s possible to have a good relationship with your horse and compete.
 
Find out more & connect with Alexa on Instagram at @natural_eventing_rider
 
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