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Q: "My trainer says that my horse is pushy and I should get rid of him because he’s dangerous. He’s a really nice gelding and I like him a lot. What do you think I should do?" Bill: " It’s real natur

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Q: Which is the most important of feel, timing and balance? Bill: For over thirty years I’ve been wondering about this myself. I’ve had many opportunities to think it over, and I still haven’t been

From: "True Horsemanship Through Feel" with B ill Dorrance and Leslie Desmond Q: "Why does this [feel] approach [with horses] work? Bill: "Horses have a lot more intelligence and emotions than most

From: "True Horsemanship Through Feel" by Bill Dorrance and Leslie Desmond Q: “Why is this approach not widely known and available?” Bill: "It seems that this approach we’re talking about isn’t

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Q: How much feel is OK to use on a horse? Sometimes I think what I’m doing isn’t enough, but I’m afraid of being too forceful. Bill: I can tell if he’s feeling of me by seeing what he’s presenting me

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Q: How do I know if my horse is feeling of me? Bill: It’s easy to tell. You’ll know by the way that horse is responding, by his looks and everything about his whole appearance. If he doesn’t go where

From: "True Horsemanship Through Feel” By Bill Dorrance and Leslie Desmond Q: Are there any problems that can't be fixed with this approach? Bill: This approach will fix any horse or any human being

Hi, Leslie, I have you heard you speak several times on the complications for a horse who has been exposed to too much training in disengaging (stepping over, engaging) the hind quarters.  You have sa

From: "True Horsemanship Through Feel” By Bill Dorrance with Leslie Desmond Q: “If there is one main thing that people can do to learn this, what would you say that is?”