Welcome To The Two Step Technique
Since first meeting Julia, I have been using what she has taught me on the rescue horses, my personal horses and my patients. It has become integral in my practice and I have and will continue to recommend her to all animal people. -Joy Baker, DVM, CVA, CVC, -Founder and President Rescuing Equines In Need - FEI Gold Medalist |
A 2 step technique to B ing with and C ing your horse.
B ing: Horses like us to be present. We come to them often with our distracted minds, with minds full of ideas, expectation, emotions and judgements. They do not deserve this. It is important that we learn to control our own minds, to bring them into the present when we are working with horses. We do this not only to be fully present without distractions in front of them, but also as this provides us with a much better focus with which to really see them.
C ing: The horse is a living being. There is a someone inside each body seeing us. We must learn to see that someone as clearly as we can. This requires a profound listening, sustaining disbelief and understanding that they are and always have been trying to communicate with us. This listening is non-judgmental and completely focused on making the horse feel “seen, felt and understood”. It is not only done with the eyes and ears but also with the felt sense. There is important information in the posture, expression, gestures and in the feelings we pick up on when we are present and focused upon them.
We work with the horse in a non controlling way seeking a two way communication.
Science backs up the fact that both being grounded in the present moment and attuned makes all social mammals feel secure and shifts their nervous system response from a more sympathetically dominated pattern (fight/flight) into a more parasympathetic state (rest/digest). This means the underlying nervous system and health of all social mammals is greatly improved by co-regulating (being present and attuning) with another calm being.
My work teaches you how to B with your horse and how to really C him to build connection and to improve his confidence and sense of security.
B ing: Horses like us to be present. We come to them often with our distracted minds, with minds full of ideas, expectation, emotions and judgements. They do not deserve this. It is important that we learn to control our own minds, to bring them into the present when we are working with horses. We do this not only to be fully present without distractions in front of them, but also as this provides us with a much better focus with which to really see them.
C ing: The horse is a living being. There is a someone inside each body seeing us. We must learn to see that someone as clearly as we can. This requires a profound listening, sustaining disbelief and understanding that they are and always have been trying to communicate with us. This listening is non-judgmental and completely focused on making the horse feel “seen, felt and understood”. It is not only done with the eyes and ears but also with the felt sense. There is important information in the posture, expression, gestures and in the feelings we pick up on when we are present and focused upon them.
We work with the horse in a non controlling way seeking a two way communication.
Science backs up the fact that both being grounded in the present moment and attuned makes all social mammals feel secure and shifts their nervous system response from a more sympathetically dominated pattern (fight/flight) into a more parasympathetic state (rest/digest). This means the underlying nervous system and health of all social mammals is greatly improved by co-regulating (being present and attuning) with another calm being.
My work teaches you how to B with your horse and how to really C him to build connection and to improve his confidence and sense of security.
Services
I offer in person appointments in the Lenoir and Tryon areas of western North Carolina and I sometimes offer appointments on the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Zoom appointments are available anywhere you are.
1st appointments are $100 and they last 1.5 hours.
2nd appointments are $75.00 and last from 45min- 1hour
There is a $50 farm call per barn for appointments in the Tryon/Columbus/Rutherfordton area and for all appointment in Massachusetts.
Send.an email to me [email protected] to book an appointment or to inquire about how I can help you and your horse..
I offer in person appointments in the Lenoir and Tryon areas of western North Carolina and I sometimes offer appointments on the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts. Zoom appointments are available anywhere you are.
1st appointments are $100 and they last 1.5 hours.
2nd appointments are $75.00 and last from 45min- 1hour
There is a $50 farm call per barn for appointments in the Tryon/Columbus/Rutherfordton area and for all appointment in Massachusetts.
Send.an email to me [email protected] to book an appointment or to inquire about how I can help you and your horse..
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About Julia
Julia Carpenter is a qualified equine practitioner of the Trust Technique. She grew up on a horse farm in Vermont and has been a licensed riding instructor and trainer working with racehorses, hunter jumpers, polo ponies and field hunters.
Julia has had a lifelong friendship and association, researching, training and caring for animals. She is interested in helping animals, particularly horses, heal from trauma and loves volunteering to help out animal rescues. She has a private practice helping people and their equines improve their connection and confidence.
Julia has degrees in wildlife management and environmental policy from Boston University and Tufts and has worked in the wildlife and environmental fields. She is a painter, and her animal paintings have been shown in galleries and shops in the Boston area and western NC. She is the author of one little cookbook called Pet Food: 16 Dessert Recipes to Make You Smile.
Julia lives on a small farm in the mountains of western North Carolina with her husband Bernie Harberts, the Longrider, filmmaker, and author, in addition to two rescue border collies, three mules, a rescue pony and her halflinger. She enjoys riding in the mountains around her farm and on longer rides with Bernie. She blogs about her life with the animals, equine rambling and her work with horses at www.consideringanimals.com.
Julia has had a lifelong friendship and association, researching, training and caring for animals. She is interested in helping animals, particularly horses, heal from trauma and loves volunteering to help out animal rescues. She has a private practice helping people and their equines improve their connection and confidence.
Julia has degrees in wildlife management and environmental policy from Boston University and Tufts and has worked in the wildlife and environmental fields. She is a painter, and her animal paintings have been shown in galleries and shops in the Boston area and western NC. She is the author of one little cookbook called Pet Food: 16 Dessert Recipes to Make You Smile.
Julia lives on a small farm in the mountains of western North Carolina with her husband Bernie Harberts, the Longrider, filmmaker, and author, in addition to two rescue border collies, three mules, a rescue pony and her halflinger. She enjoys riding in the mountains around her farm and on longer rides with Bernie. She blogs about her life with the animals, equine rambling and her work with horses at www.consideringanimals.com.